Each of us has natural gifts and talents as well as other gifts that God has given. We are supposed to use these to better the world for God to demonstrate His love. However, most of us do not think in these terms, but rather how can I use my talents and gifts for my own personal gain. The real question is why?
There was a paradigm shift around the late 1800’s to early 1900’s where God and the Bible were not as important as they had been previously. People started to rely more on science and humans and less on God. With this shift, it became more about myself versus others.
There is a saying that Charity begins at home. This is where people would take care of family and friends before worrying about themselves. When the Federal Government started to get involved in the welfare of people and protecting them against themselves, that is when people stopped caring about the family and friends first.
I understand why FDR started a lot of the programs he did , there was the depression that last roughly 10 years and people lost everything. This was a way to help and protect people, but the end result was that people no longer looked to God, but now the Federal Government.
I know I got off a bit on a tangent, but it is all related. If people would go back to using their natural talents and gifts for mankind versus their own personal gains, then a lot of what is going on just might go away. Think about some of these billionaires, how much money and material possessions do they really need. Do not stop there, but ask yourself how much do you really need to survive?
I know that I do not necessarily use my natural gifts and talents for betterment of the world as much as I should, but that needs to change. What about you? Please pray that I am able to change my ways to better use what God has given me for others.