Jack of Many Trades. Master of None.

After spending a week reflecting on 1 Peter 4:10 with the children who attended my Vacation Bible School, I still find it challenging to identify the specific gift I am meant to use. I'm not trying to boast, but the Lord has genuinely blessed me with multiple spiritual gifts and physical talents. I am capable of accomplishing anything I set my mind to, and that's not an exaggeration. However, this abundance makes it difficult to focus on one particular gift to build my life around.

In an ideal life where I had control, I would be constructing a home, utilizing my various gifts and talents to nurture my children and support my family. I find enjoyment in watching vlogs where mothers and homemakers delight in daily creativity, incorporating their passions into their everyday routines. With a small community within their home, they never question the value of their talents, as there is a space for them right at home.

Yet, I haven't reached that point, and the gifts just keep accumulating. Some require me to be a teacher, others a mother, some draw me towards craftsmanship, and others towards evangelism. Which direction should I take? Can I be successful in all these areas simultaneously?

I encourage young people to invent jobs for themselves that society hasn't yet imagined, and I believe it's time for me to follow that advice as well. Surely, I'm not the only person who hasn't discovered a field that combines all their passions and skills. I can't be the only one who is multi-talented and unwilling to conform to societal norms by neglecting some of their natural gifts & talents. I don't minded being a jack of many trades and master of none. For it's still better than the master of one!

Last week, my kids performed a skit based on the Parable of the Talents in their acting class, and I relate to the servant who received five talents. I am determined not to bury my talent. I won't succumb to laziness or complacency. Doing the Lord's work demands effort and creativity. It requires thinking innovatively and acting in faith. It involves letting go of what seems logical to me and embracing what makes sense in heaven. It means doubling every seed He has entrusted to me. What seeds can you start nurturing today?