No Boundaries

We are apt to say that because a man has a natural ability, therefore he will make a good Christian. It is not a question of our equipment but of our poverty, not of what we bring with us, but of what God puts into us; not a question of natural virtues of strength of character, knowledge, and experience- all that is of no avail in this matter. - Oswald Chambers


   I think that a lot of times we as Christians get really hung up on the whole spiritual gift thing. We take tests to determine our spiritual gifts, and then get boxed in by the results. Now, I am not saying that its wrong to take these tests, they are great ways of determining our strengths and weaknesses, but I am saying that we don't need to live by them. The whole point of the Christian life, is to showcase Jesus, and to let Him live in and through us. We can't do this if we are dependent on our own strengths, if we shun a wonderful ministry opportunity that Christ is calling us to, because public speaking is not on our list of spiritual gifts. Christ said that in our weakness, His strength would be made known. (2 Corinthians 12:9) We cannot, must not, limit God. We cannot not put boundaries around ourselves and expect to live a victorious Christian life, that glorifies our Creator. We must die to self, and in doing so die to all of our strengths and all of our weakness, and adopt Christ's. And guess what? He doesn't have limits; His weakest is stronger than our strongest. (1 Corinthians 1:25)  We must learn to live in a strength not our own. We must learn to live a life with out boundaries.