Well, it has been a little while since I've blogged (a little while? Dude, it has been more like 3 months). Yes, it has been a long time. Mainly because I haven't worked with kids for awhile. Today, that was changed. I had the wonderful privilege of being able to go Christmas shopping with a bunch of preschoolers today (let me explain. My mom is a preschool teacher, and I was helping out...).
Let me just tell you about the gifts got their parents. There were candy, fake candy, candles, oil, and plungers. It was fantastic. I couldn't help but laugh at how excited these kids were to give these assorted gifts to their parents. Then I started thinking about the gifts that kids have given me in the past. Drawings, candy, instructions on how to get a girlfriend (Long story, remind me to tell you sometime), and etc. I remember telling these kids how much their gifts meant to me, and how I still kept and treasured their gifts. Their faces light up like a Christmas tree.
I knew that was how the parents would react. To the parents of these preschoolers, the plungers, candy, and stickers would be so important to them. Just like how we can make God happy.
You know, as humans we all have different talents or skills. We use these for God. Let's look at 1 Corinthians 12:14: "For the body does not consist of one member but of many." You know the pinky toe? I stubbed it really bad a few nights ago, and boy did that (censored) hurt! Seriously, it just ruined my entire day! Strange that such a small body part impacted me hugely. Horrible analogy, but that got a point across (right?).
God doesn't need our talents, skills, or whatever we choose to give him. We could give him the spiritual equivalent to a plunger (What would that be? Talking? High-fiving? Underwater basket weaving?), but just like the parent, God will keep it and use it. Strange how that works right? We don't realize one of two things.
Some of us think that our gifts are nothing. They mean nothing and God can never use them. WRONG! I think this Doctor Who quote sums it up perfectly: "Nobody important? Blimey, that's amazing. You know that in nine hundred years of time and space and I've never met anybody who wasn't important before." You're important, don't forget that.
Some people think that God's plan can't function without their gifts. I'll kindly say this: You may be one in a million, but because there are six billion people in the world there are 5,999 other people like you (Or something like that. I stink at math and got this from the internet.).
Basically, I rambled a lot and if you got lost, I'm sorry. This is 3 months of a whole lot of waiting to blog, but I'll sum it up like this. Everything is important. You're important. Your gift may be a plunger, candy, or a nice scarf (first thing to come to my mind, don't ask.). All those gifts are important on the same level. I just want to let you know that just like I was privileged to shop with those kids this morning, I am also privileged to use my gifts alongside you all because I can give a plunger, and you all give so, so much more. Good night.
