{"id":10560,"date":"2016-08-02T04:20:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T04:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10560"},"modified":"2016-08-02T04:20:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T04:20:59","slug":"your-gifts-are-for-other-people-by-rick-warren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10560","title":{"rendered":"Your Gifts Are for Other People  By Rick Warren"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Talent.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10561\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10561\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Talent-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"Talent\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Talent-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Talent.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Bible says in 1 Peter <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1844354440\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:10<\/span><\/span>, \u201cGod has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another\u201d (NLT, second edition). When you use your abilities to help each other, God is glorified.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">God wired you to make a contribution. God did not give you your talents and abilities for your benefit. They are for the benefit of other people, and their talents are for the benefit of you.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I am so grateful for people who are talented in areas that I\u2019m not good at. For instance, I\u2019m grateful for accountants. Because I stink at accounting! I\u2019m grateful for people who know how to do taxes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m grateful for people who have mechanical ability. I couldn\u2019t fix a carburetor if I had to. I wouldn\u2019t even know where it is!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Everybody has different talents.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">God has given me some talents. One of my talents is taking the Word of God and making it clear for other people to understand. When I use that ability, you get blessed. My talent is for you. It\u2019s to help you.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But here\u2019s the point: You\u2019ve got talent, too. When are you going to start blessing others? When are you going to start helping others?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you don\u2019t use your talent that God gave you, other people get cheated. The way you bring glory to God is by using your talent. \u201cUse your gifts well to serve one another.\u201d God is glorified when you use your abilities to serve others.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bible says in 1 Peter 4:10, \u201cGod has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another\u201d (NLT, second edition). When you use your abilities to help each other, God is glorified. God wired you to make a contribution. 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