Lies Christian Creatives BelieveSample

Lie #3: IT IS OKAY IF MY GIFT ISN'T USED

Being aware of our creative gifts and anointing over them is important, but it’s not enough. What are we doing with our God-given creative abilities? If the answer to that question is nothing or not much, we need to take time today to introspect.

I’ve sometimes thought to myself—so many others are writing so many things that are amazing every day, what difference will it make if I don’t? The Holy Spirit spoke to me one day and showed me that the words He’s put inside me are unique. They inhabit an extremely unique person; they’re the result of a very distinctive life experience; they are matchless compared to the words that others have to write because they’re mine. There is only one me. If I don’t use my gift, sadly, there are words that could’ve touched people that might never see the light of day!

What is your God-given gift? Have you felt comfortable not doing anything about it because why bother? Maybe you haven’t had the time? Maybe you’ve believed that you don’t need to because it’s not more important than other things in your life?

I don’t know where you’re at with using your gift, but if the parable of the talents teaches us anything it is that the wealth you’re entrusted with is useless if it is buried in the ground. It only bears fruit when it’s used.

The enemy wants you to believe that you’re fine where you are, doing the bare minimum and safeguarding your creativity by letting it sit inside of you. But the truth of God’s word says otherwise: DO NOT NEGLECT your gift.

Are there songs, books, stories, poems, artworks, doodles, sketches, photographs, blogs, stories, etc. hidden in you that will never see the light of day? Or will you take a bold step today of committing to making sure you produce something that will make the Master go “Well done, my good and faithful servant!”

Let’s Pray Together:

Lord, I repent if I have wasted time ignoring or hiding the creativity You’ve blessed me with. Today, I commit to doing something with my gift that will honor You and glorify You. I want to use my gift because it wasn’t given to me to bury but to bloom and bear fruit. In Jesus name, Amen.

A Creative Prompt:

I encourage you to do this today:

Use the parable of the talents as inspiration to create something—a blog post, a poem, a song, an illustration, a tune, just about anything that you feel led to.