giving back.

all of us have certain things we are gifted in. for some, it's obvious &for others it takes some digging. the cool thing about talents is that they can be used to glorify God in some pretty miraculous ways. some gifts are just simple hobbies that you can turn to the Lord. like for me, it's writing. when i was in middle school, i was an avid writer. it got me through a bunch of rough times. most of my problems were over freshman year so i stopped writing. then, in the last few months of sophomore year i realized that God had given me the gift of writing as a way to cope. even though i didn't see Christ in my dark times, He was there. after i realized that, i started to think of a way to thank God. so, i now write psalms instead of writing about the dark and hopeless. for me, i write as a way of prayer. what i'm trying to get to, is that all gifts can be used to glorify our creator. dance, song, music, crafts, drawing, you name it and God can use it! think about it ladies!

here's what i mean by psalms:

lukewarm.

when did this happen?

where was this fall?

no matter where i look

i can't seem to recall

the place or the time

where it all fell away

nothing sticks out

there's no exact day

when i can say 'there.

that is the moment

i made up my mind

that's when it all went

off.'

i didn't turn back

i just chose to stay

to stop running forward.

the start of the stray

not to a life of sin

but to the life of 'good'

not running up or down

i just stood

&in that standing

the Strength began to fade

until the place i stood

was the place i laid.

i wasn't a runner

just a hollow shell

and the 'good' life

is where i fell.

a life of 'good'

isn't a holy one

a life like that

is not for the Son.

for more of my psalms go here. if you don't know your gifts, ask your friends. if you don't know how to use your gifts for God, megan and i are always here!

Gbly,

BT