Dear children of God

I am writing this just as much for my self as I am for you my friends.
There are so many of you that have been reluctant to step out.
Who I want to talk to here a bit are those that feel they are not talented enough or qualified.
One mistake I think so many have made as well as myself is this thing called "comparing" what you have to what others seem to have.
If all any of us ever did was believe what the Lord has given us to start with was to small not perfected enough, then nothing would ever get done in the work of the Lord.
I am aware that there are many that do have great talents and are more versed, more qualified but let me ask you this question.
Out of all those that you or I may know, how many are willing to give their talents to God whole hearty? Willing to give to the work of the Lord go that extra mile, without expecting to get in return?
Few there are that would lay down their desires and pick up their cross and follow God.
Who I want to address here is the one that maybe just has one talent and are afraid to step out with that talent.
Picture if you will just having one tiny seed to plant .If you dig down into the ground(put forth an effort) and plant that seed ,when the time comes for it to produce, do you really think that all you are going to get out of that one seed is one more seed?
No, what you are going to get by the faith in you planting that one seed is many more.
God will increase, the more you give to God the more he will magnified what you give to him he will take what little you got and he will make it a whole lot.
So step out by faith, do not look at what all others have, do not compare yourself to no one.
Give what you have for the glory of the Lord. God will honor your heart and honor what you give all in his name.
My prayer for you today is that God will give you the courage to step out and give it your best, That God will increase what you plant in his name.
Have faith children of God and step out.

Sonja 5/12/08