Are you in training???

God morning everyone!! No, not a typo, a God morning makes a good morning!! I hope your weekend was wonderful and that your time with the Lord was profitable for His kingdom. Are you in training?? Have you thought about this?? Each day you travel this earth you are in training for God's kingdom, to answer to Jesus on the judgement throne!! WOW!! When we think of our life as being in constant training there is a lot of responsibility for me, for you, for all fellow Christians.
1 Timothy 4:14 "Do not neglect the spiritual gift you received through the prophecy spoken over you when the elders of the church laid their hands on you."
Now, here, Paul is talking to Timothy. Change this around and let this be God talking to ______(put your name here). Don't neglect the spiritual gift ..... highly skilled and talented athletes lost their abilities if their muscles aren't toned by constant use. Musicians lose their smoothness if they only touch their instrument once a month, once a year.
We are skilled and talented people!! Why? Because God chose you!!! We will lose our spiritual gifts if we don't put them to work. Our talents are improved by exercise, but failing to use them causes them to waste away from lack of practice and nourishment.
Think about your gifts and talents from God!! Don't have any??? I doubt that, God gives His gifts freely. However, their will be strict accounting of them at the end of the road. You are personally accountable for your gifts before God. If you don't believe you know what they are then pray and listen to what God is telling you and where He is taking you.
Romans 12:6-8 "According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts. If prophecy, use it according to the standard of faith; if service, in service; if teaching, in teaching; if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity, leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness."
Thank you for studying with me today. God is good, all the time; all the time God is good. 2 Timothy 1:6 "I remind you to keep ablaze the gifts of God that is in you." Tell someone about Jesus today.
Better yet, tell someone how they have made a difference in your life. Our pastor, Bro Lou challenged us all to give someone a blue ribbon for what they have done in your life. Drop them a line, card, email, text or whatever to let them know they made a difference in your life. You make a difference in my life as you keep me humble and in the word of God!!
Thank you. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny