What is one of the most popular questions you get asked, when introducing yourself, as an adult?
I feel like I always get asked what I do for a living, so I respond, I am an Agronomist. The second question is also, always the same. “What is that?” I usually laugh and say, “Long story short, basically means plant doctor. I try and help farmers decide what to do to make their crops healthy.”
I don’t know why, but I started thinking about how being an Agronomist isn’t my job or career. It is my earthly occupation that I am lucky to have. But my job is to lead people to Jesus Christ and my career is to be a servant of God.
Meaning, I finally and whole heartedly, reached the point in my life to realize what it truly means to be a Christian. It is about giving up my selfish and worldly desires and serve the Creator of the universe, by doing and living out whatever he commands me to do.
I am fully prepared to lose people I love, because of this decision. I am fully prepared to be ridiculed, laughed at, put down, etc. But, because I know I am loved and I know when I make being a servant of God my career, I will be rewarded by getting to live in the Kingdom in Heaven with my Lord and Savior forever.
“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.” Hebrews 6:6
God gave each of us a special gift. Some is the ability to sing and perform. Some is to be and to comfort and console. Some is to be able to have the strength to go into some of the deepest and darkest of places. There are so many God given gifts and everyone has one. It is about finding that gift inside yourself (by praying) and using it for the will of God.
I have found that I have been given the gift of empathy. Now, I do love having this spiritual gift, but I also struggle with it sometimes because it causes me to cry a lot! lolol I can immediately put myself in the shoes of other people. When I see someone hurting, I can feel their sorrow. When I see someone who is angry at God, I can feel that to. I have prayed to be able to control it, because sometimes I would be crying at the littlest of things.
Here is the beauty of it though, because I have the spiritual gift of empathy, I am able to talk to people and connect with them and share the love of Jesus Christ.
“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10
So, if you are wondering what your gift is, pray about it, he will answer. If you know what your spiritual gift is, use it to serve our Father in Heaven.
Much love,
Kylie
