A person's gift

   makes room for him

and brings him

   before the great.

        Proverbs 18. 16

(God provides opportunities

       all around us

to exercise our giftedness.

                  from Him.

Not exclusive to talent,

   or refined skills,

   or "really good at that" abilities,

but the fruit and gifts of the Spirit

    that God develops in us.

As we use our gifts,

God enlarges and deepens

      our spheres of influence.

Am I following Him

    into those opportunities?

Strategically positioned by Him

         in time and space.

Divine appointments.

Sacred encounters.

We rarely realize

  the significance of the moment,

    nor the fruit He bears.)

O LORD,

We see difficulties,

we see hard stuff,

we are often overwhelmed

        by our inabilities.

But You, O God,

    You see opportunities

not just to do stuff

   but to trust You more.

Fill us with Your Spirit

   that we would

   not only see need,

              but respond.