What would you do if you knew you wouldn’t fail? What work, adventure, or great vision would you pursue if you knew, beyond a doubt, that you’d been called and gifted to succeed in that task? If you haven’t done so already, I encourage you to carefully consider these questions. The answers will start you on the path to success that God has designed for you.
God blessed Walt Disney with the gift of dreams, vision, and imagination. Even after he was fired by the Kansas City Star newspaper for his “lack of creativity,” Walt knew he was born for something grand. And despite the ridicule of friends and employers, Walt persevered, pursuing the dream God placed within him. Every day, men and women pave over the treasures buried deep within their hearts. They hear the call within and decide the voice is that of a wild man or woman, lost in a fit of abandon. “Quiet,” they whisper. “I’m trying to work.”
Ah, work. That thing many people do out of duty, not desire. What if you knew that God had placed within you gifts and dreams that were destined to give you hope, prosperity, and protection? Would you dig deep to find them? Your gifts, those natural talents and pent up passions that make you unique are God’s seeds for success. They give power to your plans, purpose to your work, and pleasure to those around you. When you embrace your gifts, you follow in the footsteps of giants, men and women who have, over the years, changed cultures, liberated nations, and freed those in bondage.