I did not realize just how much my daughter truly loves biology. Sure, she’s told me that she enjoys learning all the subject has to offer and she loves the past few biology teachers she’s had, but when I tell you she really loves it, she really does. How do I know this, you ask? Because I had to help her study the other night! LOL!

I’ve always taught my children that there are a multitude of ways to study and our brains don’t always work as well with the same method for every subject. That said, aim to stick with what works. So, she opted to make some index cards to help her prepare for her upcoming test. When she gave them to me for us to begin studying, I quickly realized that ‘us’ would never be a reality. I’m not the smartest chic in the world and I’m no dummy either, but the material on those cards was truly above my pay grade. Yet and still, for each portion I called out, she all but gave me 100% of what she had on the card as the reply. I was floored.

I often remind her of a prophecy given to me by our (then) pastor while she was still a beautiful babe in the wound. He shared that God was going to use her to do great things. It’s funny how we receive and perceive based on our limited capabilities. I told her after our study time that I wanted her to always remember to seek God first for the way forward in her life. Her life’s goal is not a glamorous one, but she’s certain it’s what she wants to do after college, etc. I told her to keep in mind that what God wants her to do is so much more important than what she sees on the surface. I don’t know what that it is and she won’t either if she doesn’t ask him. What I do know is that he’s given her a beautiful mind to process, understand, and regurgitate these things in science. I know that some of the stuff God’s promised to us will be manifested through our seeds. And I also know that God doesn’t give us talents to be buried until he returns.

As you read these passages of scripture today, I urge you to consider the talents the Lord’s given you and the blessings he has in store because of them. Don’t sell yourself short because of your own personal desires or doubts encountered by others. I once noted that “there’s a manifestation of a made up mind” (author unknown), so let the mind of Christ be in you, recognizing that your value to the kingdom is far greater than you can imagine.

READ: 2 Kings 4:1-7; Matthew 25:14-30

LISTEN: https://youtu.be/3WbkHC6js8k?si=FdnJgLtoLEiMd4Qd “Manifest” by Jonathan Nelson