The past few weeks I have been hearing from God. That little nudge that comes at you from all different directions. "Kim, use your gift." It has appeared from posts on Pinterest, lyrics in songs, and words in books. It has been working it's way through my subconscious until I have learned to recognize it and hear it.
We all have gifts. Many of us (or maybe it's just me, but I don't think so) don't recognize the gift or we are afraid of the gift. When we fear it, or don't recognize it, we put it on a shelf and let it collect dust. It isn't until later, when we feel that little nudge from all directions, that we take that gift off the shelf, look at it and dust it off to see what we can do with it.
I'm dusting off the gift, or what I perceive is a gift since it has been floating around my head, and seeing where it will go. I've let the gift sit on a shelf because I don't like rejection. I don't want to pour my soul into something and then have no one appreciate it. How human of me... We fear rejection and ridicule so we don't act.
I'll be honest with you, I have pulled the gift off the shelf a couple of times, only to put it back due to fear and hesitation. Here is to not letting it collect any more dust..
