So I decided recently I want to listen to God again. Not that I consciously decided not to, it sort of happens gradually. Eventually I realize I’ve veered off the road and I jerk the wheel to get back on. That’s the fun part for me, apparently. What I love is that as soon as I make the decision to get back in touch, God is right there. There is no searching around for him. He does not play Hide and Seek.

Yesterday I said to myself: “I’ve had it! I’m just going to call him. It’s been ages since we talked.” So I did, and we talked, and then he started showing me what he had to show me. And I always know it’s him because he seems to teach in themes, showing me several things in succession that are all related somehow.

Last night I was blogging and I read an interview with an author who talks about self-improvement (Uncommon Lifestyles and the Truth About the 4-Hour Workweek). The author, Tim Ferriss, talks about emphasizing your strengths, not your weaknesses:

Focus on leveraging and amplifying your strengths, which allows you to multiply your results.   Fix any fatal weaknesses to extent that they prevent you from reaching your goals, but perfection isn’t the path to your objectives; finding ways to cater to your strengths is. 

That stuck with me for some reason. Then this morning I found a devotional in my inbox entitled “Play to Your Strength.”

We appreciate the gifts God has given to each of us. These differences have created a need for one another. God wants each of us to need one another. The Scriptures describe the Body of Christ in the same way. Each person is a member of His Body with gifts and talents designed to make His Body perform as a multi-talented group, all playing to the same tune.

The devotional presents some good questions. “What has God equipped you for? What role has he called you to play in God’s Kingdom?” I haven’t asked these questions of myself in a long time, but maybe it’s time to revisit them. I’m not sure where God is going with this but you can be sure I’m paying attention.

1 Corinthians 12:4
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.