FAN YOUR GIFT INTO A FLAME: II Timothy 1:6

I really like to watch "Dual Survivor". In almost every episode they will need to make fire to survive. Cody Lundin is a master at starting a fire. He will make a spark and then start blowing on it to get it to flame up. It starts small and then grows as he adds fuel to the fire. In the same way, we need to take whatever the spark of the Spirit God has given us and let it mature.

"For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God,  which is in you through the laying on of my hands." II Timothy 1:6

If you are a Christian you have a gift. That is part of the grace of God. We are not just saved from sin and sort of stockpiled until Christ comes again. No, we are each given a gift to build up the church (I Corinthians 12). Think about that. God has make each of us a necessary and functioning part of the body of Christ. You have a gift, a necessary function, that is a valuable part of the body of Christ. 

I think that if you ask God to give you a least one person to bless, and/or one thing to do everytime you go to church, you will find that gift. I think if you pray each day for one opportunity (or more) for a redemptive conversation or act, God will provide. Sometimes I think it is just doing things as unto Christ. Every interaction with co-workers is a spark. 

What spark is in your life? Who will you come into contact with today? 

Father, help us to fan into flame the gifts that are in us. Open our eyes to see the opportunities to be used by you, even today! We also pray for all those injured and the families of those who lost a loved one yesterday at the Boston Marathon bombing. Comfort them. Protect or country. Praise be to you in us today!