| Today we continue my series of articles on Christian | | | | YOU=window, Your unique gifts=stained glass design, |
| Lies. Today's lie is Christian Religion lie #9: "The | | | | beautiful colors=what you and Christ co-create in this |
| Christian Life Is All Of Him And None Of Me". | | | | world-your life! |
| Is this what the Christian life is really all about? | | | | The Bible says you were "marvelously made" (Psalms |
| Then why did God give you and I spiritual gifts? | | | | 139:14) - God didn't come into your life just to take |
| I'll answer all these questions and more in today's | | | | away all the remnants of that marvelous creation - he |
| article! | | | | came to use them all with you. Christians call these |
| I'm going to focus on the other part of this, what I see | | | | gifts: "spiritual gifts" |
| to be the really EXCITING part of it! | | | | Paul talks about different people having different |
| It's about YOU... | | | | spiritual gifts, some have the gift of prophecy, praying, |
| Your life, your talents, your interests, your innate | | | | evangelizing, etc... each of the gifts are just as |
| strengths, your dislikes, etc... | | | | important- because they all have a place in God's plan! |
| Why? | | | | Let me give you an example from my own life... |
| Because God gave you those innate skills, he didn't | | | | For some reason, I seem to be pretty gifted at sales |
| intend for you to fit into a "cookie cutter" mold of being | | | | and marketing... specifically internet marketing. I started |
| a "Good Christian". | | | | my own business doing marketing consulting and |
| No not at all! It's ALL of you AND ALL of Him... | | | | copywriting (writing advertising copy) two years ago |
| Great Christian living is when you're allowing Christ to | | | | and it's growing strong. |
| express his life through you, taking full advantage of | | | | And I really felt deeply that I want to share this |
| your own unique, natural talents. | | | | message of Grace and who we are in Christ... |
| It's like sun shining through a stain glassed window. The | | | | So I didn't go out and try to be the next great speaker |
| sun is DOING all the shining... but... the beautiful colors | | | | ... or walk up to people with tracks in my hand ... or |
| being projected on the other side are because of the | | | | anything like that. I'm starting where my talents are and |
| the unique, amazing design of the window. | | | | going from there. |
| I hope you get this example, if not: sun=life of Christ, | | | | It's cool how God works this thing out. |