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DISCOVER THE DAVID WITHIN

by Scott Hogle on November 15, 2021

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Ephesians 2:10

 

The legend is told of an artist in the 1400s who came across a large, discarded block of marble. Tossed aside and written off, Michelangelo saw what no one else could see. That block of marble later became the world-renowned sculpture known as David. Michelangelo was uncommonly equipped to do what no one else was capable of doing. Once he began to exercise his giftedness, it continued to expand, and the creative genius that God deposited in him began to emerge. What has God gifted you to do? What are you doing to expand your area of giftedness?

 

Where does vision to see future potential come from? Jesus said that He could only do what He saw the Father doing (John 5:19). Like a movie playing on the screen of your mind, a picture planted in your heart, or a word you keep returning to, God is the designer of the dreams within us. What recurring tape, idea, or picture do you catch repeating on the screen of your mind? This could be a clue to the gift God wants to unlock.

 

God's matrix of gifts was embedded within your spiritual DNA before you were born. Your unique gift matrix was determined by God but must be discovered and developed by you. In their undeveloped form, gifts may be hidden at times. Some gifts are unlocked early in life; others unlock later as you progress through the seasons of life and mature spiritually. Layered within your spiritual DNA is an invisible map that holds clues to your destiny. This map has many features only known to you, and they can include:

 

Likes and Dislikes: There is a reason why you enjoy some things and some types of people and others you clearly dislike. You will share commonality with the people or people groups you are assigned to, and you will have likes and dislikes for a reason. Desire is like a magnet that pulls or repels you to where you belong.

 

Genius: God has perfectly designed a life of success for you. In your area of assignment, you will experience rapid learning, an intuitive sense others won’t have, and early success. You will see what others don’t see. What is difficult for most will come easily to you. In your area of assignment, God has gifted you talents to make you successful. This genius isn’t just for your enjoyment and success, but for God’s purposes.

 

Passion: There are things that motivate and inspire you that are unique to you. In your area of assignment, you will have the ability to run faster, work longer, and outperform those around you because you are running in your lane of strength which God has engineered you for. What is drudgery for others, you will find delight in because God has fashioned you for that lane. When you feel like you have hit your “second wind” as a marathon runner would, know that you are running in your lane under a power granted to you from heaven. It’s your gift matrix given by God and discovered by you that makes acceleration possible.

 

REFLECT TO CONNECT:

  1. What picture (emotional pull/desire) has God planted within you?
  2. Do you have counselors or coaches you can discuss your gift matrix with?
  3. What have you experienced rapid learning and early success in?

 

Principle: Your purpose is decided by God but discovered by you. Your job is what you are paid for; your purpose is what you were made for.

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