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We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us. Romans 12:6
I think this is what my sixteen-year-old son is thinking:
“No one understands me. No one gets what I’m thinking or why I am thinking it. I get really tired of people saying ‘You think you’re so special that you don’t have to do your homework.’ Perhaps they’re not thinking, perhaps I am that special, perhaps I really don’t need to do my homework, maybe I just need the freedom to express myself in my art.”
I know this is what I am thinking:
“You are so smart you can do anything you want. You are so young don’t waste all of those good brain cells on video games. Pay attention to what and how you say it maybe that is why no one understands you. Maybe your to busy being angry about people not getting what you’re thinking or why you’re thinking it. Relax you have so many gifts take time and develop them, but you have to have the basics first. If you can’t do the math then you certainly can’t get the beat of the music. If you can’t get the grammar then you certainly can’t read the script. If you can’t do the chemistry then the paint won’t mix correctly.
Believe it or not God has given each of us an abundance of gifts but God in His Wisdom knows that if we do not understand the basis of our gifts then we will never be able to share them with Him and His Kingdom. God wants what is best for His children and He daily understands our desire to express ourselves and share our gifts. Even if our earthly parents don’t understand us, or listen to us, God is there and GOD UNDERSTANDS!
Dear GOD, YOU are above all. YOU are the GREATEST Artist and I magnify Your Holy Name and Your Holy Work! Please forgive me for the times that I get caught up in why no one understands me, give me the insight to understand myself. The victory will be in expressing Your Love in ways to bring others into Your Kingdom. I thank you for the many wonderful talents and gifts you have given me. Keep me in your ways so that I might share them to Glorify YOU and YOUR NAME! Amen.
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