Ability — Part 1
God has a special work for each of us to do, and He equips each of His children in a special way for that work. The following account illustrates how we often make judgments on what we think a person is fitted for, when their heavenly Father may have something very different in mind.
In 1853 a six-year old lad came home from school with a note from the teacher in which it was suggested that he be taken out of school, as he was “too stupid to learn.” That boy was Thomas Alva Edison, considered to be the fourth most prolific inventor in history, holding 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
God gives each one natural ability as well as spiritual gift. We are responsible to be before Him in prayer and exercise of soul as to what that ability and gift is, and then to use it for His glory and the blessing of others. Like Timothy who was told by the Apostle Paul, “Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee” (2 Timothy 1:6).
Remember, it’s not a question of “can I do this?” It is a question of, “Does the Lord want me to do this?”
