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Lie #7: MY GIFT ISN'T MEANT TO BE SHARED

You may be very diligent about using your gift and creating regularly, but perhaps you’re someone who has come to believe that it is okay if your work isn’t shared with the world. Now, I understand that not everything you create might be with the purpose of sharing. Some things are written, painted, or produced in a season when God is perhaps calling you to do so in the secret place.

However, the ultimate purpose of your gift is to bring glory to God and how can it do that when it’s always hidden from others. You are a city on a hill and a light that is meant to shine. Why then are you hesitant to allow the Lord to use your gifts more widely for Kingdom impact?

There could be several reasons—perhaps you’re not confident in your capabilities; perhaps you’re doubting how good you are; perhaps you’re still learning and not there yet. The enemy wants you to believe that your work isn’t good enough to be shared with others and that no one will be impacted by it. His preference is if you keep your art hidden under a bushel.

Today, I want to challenge you to be bolder in putting yourself out there. I’m not saying share everything you create all the time. I’m saying, ask the Lord to help you create specifically to bless others. Ask the Lord to help you know when to create for yourself or for Him and when to create to share with others. Maybe some songs you write are just for God in the secret place; maybe some are to bless the church. Maybe some things you write are for yourself or just as a journaling exercise—something deeply personal and private; maybe some other things you write are for a wider audience. Whatever your gift is, it has a specific purpose of glorifying God and furthering His Kingdom.

How can you shine your light more intentionally?

Let’s Pray Together:

Lord, I’ve been hiding under a bushel for too long, and I repent for not seeking opportunities to shine your light brightly through the gift that you’ve given me. Help me be a city on a hill. Help me use my creativity to honor you and to bless others. I pray that as you use me and my gift and that I will remain humble and submitted to your will. In Jesus name, Amen.

A Creative Prompt:

I encourage you to do this today:

Create something with the sole intention of blessing someone else. Pray and start writing, singing, drawing, dancing—whatever your creative expression is—and ask the Lord, whom can I share this with today to bless them?

I pray that you have a testimony of God’s power working through your gift today.