Your Gifts and Talents

The stress of the trying to find good gifts on a budget can take it's toll on a person.  You have to think about what they like, what size to buy, what color will look best, if you should wait till after Christmas to get it because you wont' see them for a while - you know the drill.

I was in my car recently, listening to Coco Brother - Corey Condrey on Praise 100.9FM, and he had a guest on that was speaking to the people about your gifts and your talents.  The minister on the radio said something that one of my other friends has said to me several times.  "Your gift will make room for you"  For so many years, I would repeat that scripture and would be wrong every single time.  If you are honest with yourself, you will admit it as well.  We have all said it, "your gifts will make room for you"

You see, what I missed was this.  The word is "gift" singular, not "gifts" plural.  What the minister said next blew me away.  Since God said your gift will make room - then we must all have a dominant gift.  He instructed us to think about or write down all of your gifts and talents and see which one rises to the top of the list.  It's the one you are your absolute best at.  It's the gift/talent you are know for.

I got to my desk when I got home and began listing all of things that I know I can do well and that I get compliments on most.  Cooking/baking kept coming to the top when I trying to force other things in it's place.  Therefore, I recently gave a few people some sample cakes in different flavors to try and asked them to consider letting me bake for them.

One of my friends told me that it would be the gift that make a living for me and my family.  I look at it like this, every major business in the world had to start somewhere.  I will start at home and work my way into a shop.  There isn't a bakery in my town, and we sure could use one.  I was given a few business name ideas and the one that sits best with me is: Heavenly Scent with the scripture - taste and see that the Lord is good - as my foundation.  The upside of living in the bible belt is that I can post scripture anywhere I want to.  It will be on my business cards, bags, boxes, website - everywhere I can get it.

I have made wedding cakes in the past, birthday cakes, anniversary cakes, cookies,  I am a full service event planner, and much more.  I can do this.  With the help and guidance of the Lord and the people He places along the way - I WILL DO THIS.  I DECLARE THAT MY GIFT WILL MAKE ROOM FOR ME.

Watch out world - I am filling in the dash!!!!!