Tools and Talents

It is important to remember that our Heavenly Father isn't going to do something for us that we can do for ourselves. Much of our personal revelation is simply remembering what we can do for ourselves. We remember the tools and the talents that we've been given on this earth to solve life's problems. Tools can be things like the scriptures, and prayer. Our talents are those special abilities that we use fulfill our different roles. Effective communication is a talent for example that can be used in all aspects of life not to mention church callings. We've been given these things to serve one another and in so doing we grow and find true happiness. We find ourselves by loosing ourselves. On an individual level, there is no limit as to what we can accomplish as we apply our talents and effectively use the tools the Lord has provided. If this is the case for individuals, think about what can happen when this is applied within families and neighborhoods, wards and stakes. The result is synergetic, and praise be to our loving Heavenly Father who has orchestrated for his children a stage where this is all played out. We can benchmark our personal growth as we remember his love for us in reaching new heights. In addition to those talents that we've been given, we've been promised that if we use them in service that we'll be able to discover additional abilities. These are certain to enrich our lives as well as the lives of those around us with thoughtful application; bringing to us a greater understanding of joy and peace.