God Gift-Giver

I get my gifts from God and give them back,
He did not lend me them only for pleasure,
nor just to let them sit there in a stack,
God wants me using them for Him full measure.
To give them back means to use them His way,
He didn’t give me them just for my fun,
He wants me to develop them each day,
so He can use them to get His work done.
I live, not for myself, but for God first,
my gifts, not just for me, were made for Him,
yet lent to me to save me from the worst,
without their use, my chances--very slim.
I think I made my gifts, or they just grew,
when really, Lord, I owe them all to You.

                         -- by Pete Voelz     1/9/12

(Inspired by a gifted friend.)