Most Bible teachers will share that there is a clear difference between our natural talents, strengths, and abilities on the one hand; and our God-given spiritual endowments on the other. I agree 100%, AND I know that our natural talents are nothing without God-breathed power added to them.
My church's worship ministry is NOT talent-based. That does not mean that there is no talent there--it is, and tons of it! Everyone in the ministry has a strong ability to sing, and to sing beautifully! The instrumentalists are absolutely unparalleled in their abilities. Even with all that talent, the sound is only tremendous because HE shows up, to support and assist humble hearts and true worshippers who are offering their natural talents as gifts to the Body.
Take God away from those talents, and nothing is the same. It may sound just terrific to the natural ear, but the spiritual connection to the Creator and the ability to draw people into His presence would not be there. It would be a good show, but everyone would be spectators and not participants.
As I teach and coach people around their spiritual gifts, I clearly see the Lord's hand on everything. In reality, nothing belongs to us; it all belongs to Him.
In honoring God, let's not only to dedicate the use of our spiritual gifts to Him in the church, but to submit our natural talents and abilities for His glory and for the edification of others in 'the mission field' as well.
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