Monday, May 25, 2009

"Doing" and "Boundaries"

I just now saw how well Wesley's post goes with mine. He exhorted us to use our talents to the fullest and to pour them out in humility in the service of Him who gave them.
Thinking on what he said, and on the usefulness of boundaries, I realized that our areas of talent and areas of lack of talent combine to create boundaries for the fitness of our service. If we were all talented in every way, our avenue of proper service in the body of Christ would have unlimited possibilities and would so be far less clear. And since our desires naturally follow our talents, so that typically we end up doing what we are good at, with an unlimited number of talents our desires would be pulled in an unlimited number of directions. I ask, "are your desires not already too diverse?"
So, while we tend to desire the gifts we see in others, we rather should thank God for the gifts He has not given to us. They are boundaries around our whole lives that nudge us to a greater and greater degree into line with our place in Christ's body.

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