“God has given each of you special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other, passing on to others God’s many kinds of blessings.” – 1 Peter 4:10 (LB)
God has given us all abilities and skills. We were given these right from the word go. From the time we left the womb we have had certain things that we can do well, things which we might excel at. These are not by random chance, although they might sometimes seem that way.
As we know, God has a plan. He planned you, so it makes sense that God gave us the talents and abilities we need to perform our service for him. If you have a talent, use it for God. Although God has given us talents, we are not always aware of them, the church is the best place to cultivate those talents.
Your personality too is unique to you. I know I’ve sometimes felt bad when I’m not the most outgoing person when I see someone else who has a very outgoing personality, but the reality is, I’m not made that way. God doesn’t have the same plan for all of us, and does not use us all in the same way. As we’ve seen before, the guys and gals of the Bible had a whole bunch of different problems going on and vastly varying personalities, but they all served God, “with all their heart, mind, soul and strength.”
Finally, our experiences. These are often the things that hurt us the most, because they are often bad experiences. But God wants you to use that pain to help others. My mother went through a terrible depression that lasted 2 years and when she came out of she had new ferver to start studying again to become a counsellor for people going through depression. Now, that is one of her big focuses in life.
So, your talents are perfect for you and for serving others, just don’t let them go to waste, use them.