Present Your Gift

Proverbs 18:16 – “A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.”

For years, I felt like I was chasing a job title more than I was chasing purpose. I looked at what everyone else was doing and thought, “Maybe I should be doing that too.” But that pursuit led to frustration and fatigue. I was trying to squeeze into shoes that didn’t fit—ignoring the ones God had already set at my feet. I then went through a career change and wanted nothing to do with being a leader. For years I hid from a role that was chasing me, one similar to the one I left. I could not understand how my career and my field of expertise had anything to do with building God’s Kingdom – or why it had any divine purpose at all.

The turning point came during a season where I started saying yes to small opportunities that aligned with what I was good at—even if they didn’t seem impressive on the outside. I stopped trying to be someone else and started leaning into who God actually made me to be.

That’s when things started to shift.

I realized that your gift is your edge. It’s the unique way God wired you to impact the world. And Proverbs 18:16 is clear: your gift makes room for you. It opens doors that hustle can’t. It brings you before the right people, in the right places, at the right time. But here’s the catch—it only works if you use it.

A lot of people sit around waiting for clarity—waiting for a “sign” before they move. But in my experience, clarity follows motion. God directs the man who’s moving, not the one making excuses. Like a GPS, God doesn’t steer a parked car. He guides you as you go.

I had to stop overthinking it and start using my gifts where I was – instead of looking for a place that my gifts were needed. I said yes to leading a small project. Then another. I was put in charge of a team, and then another. I led, served, built—sometimes clumsily, but always prayerfully. Little by little, I found my lane. It didn’t feel like striving. It felt like breathing.

Let me say this as clearly as I can: You don’t have to beg to be used by God. You just have to bring what’s already in your hand.

Whether it’s a talent for fixing things, encouraging others, organizing chaos, or teaching truth—your gift matters. Don’t wait for someone to crown you. Start using it now. Serve where you are. Grow it. Steward it. Sharpen it. God does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called.

The world doesn’t need more carbon copies. It needs you, fully alive in the lane God designed for you.

So ask yourself today:
What do I do effortlessly that helps others?
What stirs my heart and makes time fly?
Where do I see results when I show up with passion?

That might just be your gift talking.
If it aligns with scripture and if you’ll use it, God will multiply it.

So stop waiting. Start building. Present your Gift to the world, as God intended.