-Read Chapter Five: You Are Gifted
-Look up the Scripture references
-Complete the questions at the end of the chapter
You have so much to offer, more than you think. Don’t let the shame steal the happiness and joy of pursuing your God-given talents, of doing the things that set your soul on fire. Don’t hide your light under a basket, because God asks you to partner with Him in telling the creative Love Story He has written for the world.
If you’re looking up for a standard, it should only be to seek God’s pleasure—not to measure yourself by someone else’s high bar of perceived perfection.
God created this world with colors and textures, with differences and beauty. He created the world unrivaled and without comparison—He spoke the universe into existence when it hadn’t been done before.
He wants you to create the same way. Unashamed and unafraid, letting the journey shape you to become more like Him.
Don’t fail in fear. There’s room on the platform of life for everyone, without strangling the life we were meant to create because someone else’s life looks better than ours. You have something to add to this story, in a way that only you can.
Your identity is Yeshua. Be faithful to show up. Be faithful to do it for Adonai’s glory. Fearlessly create to communicate the depths of your love to the Audience of One.
Let everything you create be an “I Love You” back to God’s heart.
–Take a photo of where you put your sticky note of Matthew 25:21 (question 9, p. 70) and post it to your IG account (or stories), and in the caption include your favorite Scripture references from this chapter! (Don’t forget to tag @withlovefromvictoriablog and use #dearyousummerstudy2019)
–BONUS QUESTION (include in your caption, or comment below): What project would you pursue with your talents if you weren’t afraid?
With Love from Victoria 