I was just reading the book of 2 Timothy and I read a verse that I’ve read many, many times but it struck me in a new way this morning. Writing to Timothy, Paul says this:
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God
It struck me that Paul didn’t say the Holy Spirit will fan into flame the gift of God, but he told Timothy himself to do it. Whatever God has given us, He expects us to cultivate. Whatever gifting or talent He’s entrusted to us, even if it’s really small, we’re responsible for.
This is the last day of 2008 and I’ve been doing a self-evaluation of sorts and I realized that I’ve been border-lined lazy as of late. I’m kinda mad at myself but I also have a renewed drive for 2009. I’ve picked out a couple things that I’m going to invest more of my time in; I want to fan into flame a couple gifts that God has given me that are still in their infant state. At the end of the day, I know I’m responsible for them and I really don’t want to find out someday that I’ve wasted them.

