12 For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few and meaningless days they pass through like a shadow? Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone? Ecclesiastes 6
Have any of you taken a Strengths Finder 2.0 test? Here are mine:
- Analyzer
- Input
- Intellection
- Relator
- Learner
I am a methodical person. Ever since around middle school, I've had "dailies". Things that I have to do every day. These things have changed a lot over the years. They'd be things such as, I have to read so many chapters of these ever growing number of books every day, or I have to do so many problem sets from these textbooks (above and beyond those required for school), or I have to level up these characters in a game, or I have to do these puzzles. I had to do these things immediately when I woke up or immediately upon getting home from school or work. If I didn't do them right away, I would be super cranky towards everyone I lived with. I just had it set in my mind that these things were important and I had to do these every day. If I didn't, who would?
Well, guess what? They're all meaningless. When I die, is God going to really care that I read so many books or that I did so many math problems? It's something that I see now, but I still struggle with avoiding the trap of "dailies" in my life. I still have to do something daily, so I've turned towards my own personal Bible studies. That gives me something to do every morning when I wake up and I can put the focus on God to start my day. And yes, I still get cranky if I don't get to do that first thing in the morning 

Each of you have your own strengths, and if you haven't taken that test, I encourage you to do so. My mother in law is a Methodist pastor and she's the one who introduced the test to me. Their church staff all took the test, and then they reached out and had everyone in the church take it. Now, it's a part of their membership class. (She purchased the test for everyone in our family, so we all took that and it was great fun seeing how different and alike we all are) Her church really sees that everyone has strengths that can be used to glorify God, and they're all unique. Your strengths are where you shine, the things that come easy to you. You can still do things that are not using your strengths, but those things are draining on you and take a lot of effort. You can use your strengths to then look for the best places for you to give back to the church and spread the word of God. Placing me as a church greeter is something I can do, but it would be incredibly taxing and draining on me. Yet, daily, in depth study and writing on what I studied is something I greatly enjoy and look forward to doing. (go figure!)
So where are your strengths, and how are you using them to give the glory back to God? Are you using those strengths for worldly things, as I once was, or are you using them for God?