God Didn't Pass Over You

**You can listen to this song by going to http://www.reverbnation.com/deannadeaton. I wrote "God Didn't Pass Over You" for a friend who truly thought that God HAD passed over her when handing out the gifts."**

God Didn’t Pass Over You

He plays piano
She sings like an angel
He writes as beautifully as Thoreau
She dances like an eagle
He speaks like a bird
She paints as lovely as Picasso

But they may not have eyes
That see things from His view
And they may not have a heart
As loving and gentle as yours

You may not play piano
Or sing like an angel
You may not write like Thoreau
You may not dance like an eagle
Or speak like a bird
You may not paint like Picasso

But oh you have eyes
That shine through the dark
And oh you have a heart
That gives in love gifts that will never depart

Your talent is intangible
A gift given only to few
It doesn’t win many awards, I know
But oh, my friend
You hold the key
To what makes the world turn

You are a vessel
Chosen by God

--Deanna Deaton

If you think that you cannot relate to or make a difference in the lives of those around you, then you are wrong!

God doesn’t call the equipped, God equips the called…and each believer has been called to share Christ's love in this world. Maybe you can’t sing or play a musical instrument. Maybe you aren’t a prolific speaker or writer. And maybe you have trouble simply walking, not to mention leading games and recreation that require high-level coordination skills! But that’s okay! The Bible never says anything about those “talents” being God’s “gifts.” Prophesying, serving, teaching, encouraging, contributing, leading, showing mercy (Romans 12); being an apostle, a miracle worker, a healer, an interpreter, and an administrator (1 Corinthians 12)…those are the gifts that the Bible speaks of.

Whether you have talents that the world recognizes and rewards (like singing or speaking) or whether you have talents that the world often overlooks (like listening or serving or smiling or baking cookies or visiting the nursing home or managing money or praying for the lost or writing encouraging notes or treading water for thirty minutes), you have at least one gift of the Spirit that was specifically given to you to allow you to use your talent in the body of Christ. And you have a choice. You can either embrace that gift and allow God to use it for His glory or you can convince yourself that you don’t have anything to offer simply because you aren’t as talented as the next person over. Talent alone doesn’t change lives; expressing talent through the gifts of the Spirit does.

Allow God to help you discern your gifts and place in the body of Christ. And don’t worry. God didn’t pass over you. You have been called; therefore, you are equipped. And it’s that “equipment” that is your true witness for Christ.