This morning, I need to let the thoughts I just wrote gel a bit to make sure they make sense. So, instead of publishing that post today, I’m looking back over old blog posts again to find something to share from that stash instead. I came upon this short post from nearly ten years ago. I have no recollection of the article I wrote for work that spurred this question. I need to go back and see if I can find it. But the question it raised is definitely still relevant, perhaps even moreso right now as my husband and I are trying to encourage our children as they launch into adulthood. As he and I are trying to figure out what life looks like for us now. I’ll be pondering this question anew in the coming week. Want to join me?
This week I finished up an article about discovering our strengths. As I wrote to try to encourage young women to discover and pursue their strengths, I couldn’t help but wonder something. How many adults truly know their strengths?
Even more importantly, if we know them, do we utilize them?
Here are a couple of my thoughts:
1. We should encourage the children and youth of our society to actively seek to discover where God has gifted them. Now. Not when they’re “old enough.” Then we should help them find specific ways to utilize those gifts, talents, and strengths. Let’s raise the bar for these kids!
2. Even if you and I truly thought about our strengths when we were young, could it be that there are some that cannot be revealed without age and maturity? What are we doing to continuously explore the giftings God has laid upon us?
What are your thoughts?
Not Quite Ordinary 