The gifts of the Spirit are built on God’s sovereignty, not on our temperament. What does it matter to the Lord Almighty what your early training was like! What matters to Him is that you don’t lean on your own understanding, but acknowledge Him in all your ways. The great stumbling-block that prevents some people being simple disciples of Jesus is that they are gifted—so gifted that they won’t trust in the Lord with all their hearts.
Reflection Questions: In what ways do I limit God by thinking of certain people or situations as hopeless? What natural talents do I trust more than God?