Are you showing up at what God called you to do? Hey Sisters!! How ya doing today? Hope well? So tonight, i wanted to ask you- What has God called you to do? Are you showing up diligently at it or are you running from your call and burying your gifts? The Lord wanted me to ask you that question because this subject of gifting is so important in the Kingdom of God. God is an investor and an astute business man. He has made investments in each and every one of us by endowing us with different giftings and abilities with the intent that we would put them to use and yield returns for his glory. To understand this picture better, i would encourage you to study Matthew 25:14-30 afterwards. It's the famous Parable of the Talents and it perfectly illustrates how God wants us to use our giftings. "To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money " Matthew 25:15 (ESV) From the scripture, notice that firstly, he gave to each of them and secondly, he gave according to their ability. If you have a certain talent, it's because you are suited for it. You have been built to give expression to it. The thing with putting your gift to use is that there are a lot of people on the other side of your obedience waiting to be blessed and inspired by what you carry, and the more you hide or bury your gifts, the more you sit on people's blessings. Ouch! Has God called you to do something with the gifts, endowments, abilities, potentials, enablements, skills and talents he has given you? Then it's time to show up and stop giving excuses! How much longer do you want to keep the people in your generation waiting? Remember we are going to give an account to God for every single thing he gave us and how we have used it here on earth, just like the master in this parable came back and asked to settle accounts with the servants. (Matthew 25:19) God is not happy when you fail to use what he has given to you or fail to show up at what he has called you to do. He can barely tolerate it when you just take up space on the earth but bear no fruit for his Kingdom. Luke 13:6-7 tells the Parable of the Barren Fig Tree: "And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedresser, 'Look, for three years now i have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and i find none. Cut it down, why should it use up the ground?" Did you notice what the owner of the fig tree said to do to the fig tree that wasn't bearing fruit? He said to cut it down. That's pretty serious! The fig owner is God and we are the fig trees. When we fail to bear fruit with our lives and the things that God has blessed and endowed us with, God sees it as us just taking up space for no use. I pray that that is not you in Jesus name. And even if that is presently you, i pray that you will find the grace to make amends and begin to walk in obedience to God. I was praying with my sister-friend at night in the course of the week over the phone, and with my eyes shut tight, i began to see a vision. In that vision, i saw a fully decorated hall with chairs all over the room, but then i noticed that the chairs were empty. No body was in the room, yet it was decorated and fully set for a great event but nobody showed up! As i looked on, the Lord began to tell me that those empty chairs were meant to be occupied by people of my generation whom he has called, commissioned or committed a task to but they aren't showing up at duty post and so the chairs are empty! They are people that have been invited severally by the Father to come and co-labor with him to birth his will on the earth but they just wouldn't come. They are constantly giving too many excuses like- I'm still in school, i just got married, i just started a business, i don't know what people would think of me, etc "And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, "The Kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast but they would not come...they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business..." Matthew 22:1-3 (ESV) Wowza, That's sad. That definitely breaks the heart of the Father. But sis, it's never to late to begin using all your giftings (according to the measure that God has given you) and to begin showing up at where and what ABBA has called you to do. Begin to show up even when you don't feel like it or feel qualified for it. If God has called you to it, be sure that he has equipped you for it. (Hebrews 13:21) Your obedience is what matters most. Purpose in your heart to begin doing things differently going forward, and i pray that God will give you the grace you need to make it through. MEDITATION SCRIPTURE: Matthew 25:14-30   A FEW THINGS: -You can still download my new book "Loud and Clear" if you haven't! It's such a great yet simple guide on how to hear, know and discern the voice of God. Best part? It is FREE. Download here:https://selar.co/jth8 -I created a virtual platform (whatsapp group) for Single ladies in waiting! Yaay. If you are single, and in need of encouragement, accountability and a family to do life with, come join our whatsapp room now using this link:https://chat.whatsapp.com/LoP6GKbxyw37H4bvOQQvS7 That would be all for now. Love always. Regina U.