Let me ask you a question. Have you ever looked at someone and thought, "I could never do what they do"?

Maybe it's a gifted teacher, a talented musician, a successful business owner, or someone who just seems to have abilities that come naturally. It's easy to look at other people and convince ourselves that God can use them because they're talented, but He can't use us because we're ordinary.

But when you read the Bible, that's not what God seems to be looking for.

In 2 Timothy 2:2, Paul tells Timothy, "And the things that you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others."

Did you notice what Paul didn't say?

He didn't tell Timothy to look for the most talented people. He didn't tell him to find the smartest people or the most charismatic people. Paul told Timothy to find reliable people. Other translations use the word faithful.

Why? Because talent may get someone's foot in the door, but faithfulness keeps them walking through it.

Think about it this way. If you needed someone to water your plants while you were away for a month, would you choose the most talented person you know, or the person you know will actually show up every day? Most of us would choose the reliable person every time.

Faithfulness matters.

The same is true in God's kingdom. God can use talent, but He values faithfulness. After all, many of the people God used in Scripture weren't chosen because of extraordinary ability. Moses struggled with speaking. Gideon struggled with fear. David was the youngest brother and wasn't even invited when Samuel came looking for Israel's next king.

What they eventually had in common was a willingness to trust God and keep showing up.

Sometimes we think our responsibility is to be impressive. God's Word reminds us that our responsibility is to be faithful.

You don't have to have all the answers to be faithful.

You don't have to be the most gifted person in the room to be faithful.

You don't have to have a large audience to be faithful.

You simply have to do what God has placed in front of you today.

So let me ask you a couple of questions.

Have you been comparing your abilities to someone else's?

Are there opportunities God has given you that you've been overlooking because you feel unqualified?

Maybe today is a good day to stop focusing on what you don't have... and start using what God has already placed in your hands.

The truth is, most people won't remember how talented we were. But they will remember whether they could count on us. More importantly, one day we'll stand before the Lord, and I don't believe He's looking for perfection. He's looking for faithfulness.

Take the next step. Keep showing up. Keep serving. Keep trusting. Keep doing the good God has called you to do, even when it seems small or unnoticed.

And that's another way you can focus less on talent and more on faithfulness.

And that's another way to.......Keep Choosing Love Today!