MAY 16, 2026 11-12:30PM
MAY 16, 2026 11-12:30PM
Activating Your Unique Toolkit
Activating Your Unique Toolkit
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Discovering and validating the spiritual gifts and natural talents God has bestowed upon you. This pillar provides the confidence to use your specific abilities for the common good in service.
Opening Thought
Many people pray for purpose while overlooking their gifts.
They ask God for direction while ignoring what already flows naturally through them. They seek platforms while neglecting the quiet abilities already in their hands. They wait for validation from people when Heaven already approved what was placed inside them.
Some gifts are obvious.
Some are hidden beneath pain.
Some were silenced by rejection.
Some were buried under survival mode.
Some were dismissed because they came so naturally that you assumed everyone could do it.
But that is often the sign of a gift—what is common to you may be extraordinary to someone else.
What Often Blocks Gift Discovery
1. Comparison
You measure your beginning against someone else's maturity.
2. Insecurity
You think if it is easy for you, it must not matter.
3. Trauma
Pain can disconnect you from your strengths.
4. Busyness
When you are constantly surviving, you rarely pause to identify what you carry.
5. Lack of Affirmation
Some people grew up never being told they were good at anything.
How Gifts Reveal Themselves
Often your gifts show up in these ways:
What people consistently ask you to help with
What energizes you instead of drains you
What burdens you to improve
What comes naturally with little effort
What creates impact when you do it
What you would still enjoy doing without applause
Your Gifts Are for Service
Your gift is not just for personal success.
It is for contribution.
Someone needs your wisdom.
Someone needs your listening ear.
Someone needs your meal.
Someone needs your strategy.
Someone needs your prayer life.
Someone needs your courage.
When you hide your gifts, people go without what God intended through you.
Reflection Questions
What have I been naturally good at since childhood?
What compliments do I receive repeatedly?
What do I do that helps others feel better, stronger, clearer, or supported?
What gift have I minimized because it felt small?
What fear has kept me from using my gifts fully?
How can I serve with what I already have this month?
What would I attempt if I believed my gifts mattered?
PATTERN RECOGNITION
Complete these statements:
People often come to me for __________________
I feel most alive when I am __________________
I lose track of time when I am __________________
The issue I care deeply about is __________________
If I had no fear, I would use my gifts to __________________
WHAT MAY BE BLOCKING ME?
Check all that apply:
Fear of failure
Fear of criticism
Comparison
Low confidence
Lack of time
Past rejection
Perfectionism
Unclear direction
Waiting for permission
Other: _____________
VALIDATION MOMENT
Write 3 strengths you know you carry:
Write 3 ways you have already helped people:
ACTIVATION PLAN
This month I will use my gifts in these ways:
Gifts Action Deadline
Example: Encouragement Call 3 women weekly May 15
ACCOUNTABILITY
Who can encourage me as I grow?
What is one bold next step I need to take?
GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Why do many women downplay their gifts?
How does comparison delay purpose?
What gifts are often overlooked in church/community?
How can we validate gifts in one another?
What would happen if every woman used her gifts boldly?
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