Don't Discount Yourself

You watch your favorite preacher on YouTube or listen to them on a podcast, or maybe at church you watch different believers being used in their gifts, and there's this yearning in your heart. God, I want you to use my life. God, I don't want my gifts to go to waste. And so you look to others as inspiration while also discounting yourself. But think about this, the anointing of the Holy Spirit is simply the power of God. The power of God to preach the gospel, the power of God to pray for the sick, the power of God to flow flow in your spiritual gift. The anointing is like the fuel, and your set of gifts, your calling, is like a vehicle. There are many different vehicles that serve many different purposes, but it's the same anointing that fuels every single one. So it's not about being called to this special group or getting inside of this spiritual club. God has anointed you. The Holy Spirit already dwells within you. Romans 8:11 says the same Spirit who raised Christ from the dead dwells in you, meaning there is no lack in power. All the power of the Holy Spirit dwells in you. The person of the Holy Spirit, fully committed, fully in. He's not holding back from you. And so you must begin to recognize that this is not something that you have to acquire. The anointing is something that has been deposited in every single believer.