School Edition (September/October 2018)

MIX AND MATCH SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018
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Everyone has
talents of
some kind.
Your talents could be
writing, organizing,
swimming, or yodeling.
With school in full swing
across the country, all of
your talents and projects
may be getting thrown out
the window as school takes
precedence. It can be very
frustrating, but I’m here to
tell you today that you don’t
have to give up your talents
as soon as school starts up
again!
Maybe you’re wondering
how to apply certain talents in
your life for God when
school is getting in the way.
These are just ideas, but if
you take them and mold
them to fit your own life,
they’ll be more helpful that
way.
Maybe your talent is
organizing. Even in the
home, your organizing gift
can be used for God’s glory,
especially in helping your
mom and dad, siblings, and
friends. When you come
home from school in the
afternoon, or finish up
school for the day (if you’re
homeschooled), you can ask
your parents if they have
any jobs that could use some
organizing help with. It
could even be used as a way
for a part-time job to help
ladies in your
neighborhood, and maybe
you will have some great
opportunities to witness.
While you may not realize
it, God isn’t always glorified
in big ways; rather, He is
often glorified in the small
ways.
Whether it’s baking or
sewing, being handy around
the house, or yodeling, you
can find those interests you
may have and search for
different ways to use them
during the school year.
Set aside that time, those
couple of hours in a week. It
will be worth it as you grow,
and as you use your talents
to glorify God. As always,
seek to do it not in your
strength, but in God’s
strength alone. Don’t fret if
answers don’t show up at
your doorstep right away.
Keep praying, and ask God
to guide you. You’ve got this,
girl!
If you have a talent of
writing, for example, you
could write little
devotionals, print them out
as a booklet, and give them
to people at your school, to
your family and friends, or
to others as a way of
witnessing. It’s easy, and
would take maybe a couple
of hours a week. You could
work on the weekend and
work for an hour when you
come home from school.
God isn’t always glorified in big
ways; rather, He is often glorified
in the small ways.
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