corn in the beans

Yesterday Trav and I were looking over his field as the beans were being harvested.



We noticed a lot of corn stalks with nice-sized ears of corn on them.  When the combine harvests the beans, it also takes in the corn which means you end up with corn in your beans. Now, corn is a valuable crop, but when it's in your beans, not so much.  When farmers sell their beans, they are docked for corn that is found in the load.  So, we ran around the field pulling off all of the ears of corn we could and threw them in the back of the truck.  As I was looking over the corn, something about my past six months of life got my attention.

God has gifted his children with various and numerous gifts to build His Kingdom here in this world.  Each gift is valuable.  But, sometimes, I wonder if we try to practice our gifts in the wrong places.  I wonder how often God's children grow frustrated because they feel they aren't being given opportunity to practice their gifts in the best possible way.  I wonder how often feelings of self-doubt appear because volunteers are not working out of their areas of most giftedness.  I wonder how often people get burned out because they are constantly trying to do what isn't natural for them.  I wonder...