{"id":283,"date":"2024-02-21T20:37:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.com\/?p=283"},"modified":"2026-10-28T01:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T01:26:28","slug":"gifts-we-have-been-given-to-work-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.com\/?p=283","title":{"rendered":"Gifts We Have Been Given to Work With"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gifts-We-Have-Been-Given-to-Work-With_v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f0e9\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Alvin-Headshot.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-478\" style=\"width:128px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Alvin-Headshot.png 249w, https:\/\/adultssavingkids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Alvin-Headshot-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>By Alvin Erickson<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:30px;line-height:1.1\"><strong><strong>Gifts We Have Been Given to Work With<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 2024 Adults Saving Kids<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:600px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Fear Stops Us:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t wait for the gifts to become obvious before you start using them.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t become so preoccupied or distracted with some substituting action that you never get to express what you were meant to do.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t put off till tomorrow what you could have done today.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t be trying to keep up with the Joneses.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t let the crowd tell you otherwise than what God has called you to do.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t become so enrolled in all that you can\u2019t do, that you end up doing nothing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t depend solely on self and leave the Holy Spirit out.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t allow the size of the mountain to climb, leave you giving up before even starting.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t let setbacks and criticism stop you in the race you\u2019re running.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Faith Gives Us Confidence to Move Forward.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Focus on God and what God is calling you to do.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Remember who you are in Christ, His child.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Focus on the promises you have been given.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep developing the gifts you have been given.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Let minor successes lead you to greater successes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Remember God is there with you in your endeavors.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Put yourself into situations where your gifts can be expressed.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pray for boldness and the power of God to be with you.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Be content with what you have been given and move forward with that.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Contact Info:<br>Websites:\t<a href=\"https:\/\/adultssavingkids.org\">https:\/\/adultssavingkids.org<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/parentsarise.org\">https:\/\/parentsarise.org<\/a><br>Phone:\t\tCell: 612-708-1875 <br>Email:\t\t<a href=\"mailto:info.adultssavingkids@gmail.com\">info.adultssavingkids@gmail.com<\/a><br>Address:\tAdults Saving Kids<br>\t\t1810 11th Ave South<\/strong><br>                <strong>Minneapolis, MN  55404<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fear Stops Us. 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