CREATED TO SERVE

 Did you know that God is the Creator of all that exists and that some parts of His Word were written in poems? Did you also know that the word 'poem' means 'workmanship or art'? So, you are a work of art made by the Hands of God. Your workmanship is prodigious. God not only formed you, but also planned every day of your life. You are a combination of many different factors, so that you would inhabit this planet Earth serving God and your brothers and sisters. Therefore, before creating you, He planned exactly how He wanted you to serve Him. So He formed you for a specific task and with specific skills.

Remember that the Lord gives us assignments and equips us with what we need to fulfill them. God gives each believer special gifts so that they can collaborate with Him in the salvation of the world, but we cannot choose; He is the one who determines them. He loves diversity or variety, which is why He did not give us the same gifts, nor did He give them all to the same person. He commands us to depend on one another.

Have you thought about what your gifts or abilities are? We must discover and develop them without feeling envy of others, for we are unique. Our responsibility is to discover them, develop them, and use them in the service of God's Kingdom and our fellow human beings. You are the only one who can use them, since no one has the unique form God gave you. Remember that He made us and threw away the mold. He also created us with unique attributes, so there are no wrong types. He uses all personality types. For example, two people who evangelize, one extroverted and the other introverted, will express themselves differently. I think this world would be very boring if we were all the same.

If you want God to use you, you must share your experiences, acknowledging your mistakes and fears. This is because people are more encouraged when you share with them how God helped you with your weaknesses. Did you know that we should not hide our problems? It is because they grow, while communicating and sharing them diminishes them. So don't minimize or hide your pain; use it to help others, keeping in mind that no one is superior, no one is inferior, no one is equal to another. Every being is simply incomparable and unique. Remember that God doesn't work for you, but He works with you; so be humble and grateful, and allow Him to guide your life. If we are completely different, it is by the will of our Potter, Jesus Christ! Let us allow ourselves to be kneaded by our blessed Potter.

With love,

María Fanny Agudelo

08/20/25