Time To Be Consistent With God's Gifts

God has blessed us with so many gifts, talents, passions, and opportunities. Some of us are gifted teachers. Others are writers, artists, encouragers, bakers, organizers, leaders, or people who know how to make others feel seen and loved.

And I have a challenge for you: Be consistent with the gifts God has given you. The ones He gave you AND the ones He gave me.

I am doing a 30-Day Consistency Challenge over on YouTube. The idea is simple: I’m showing up and posting a video every day for 30 days. Have I missed a few days? Absolutely! But guess what? I’m still going strong.

Why? Because I kept getting that little nudge to return to the things I love, and one of those things is YouTube. I love talking about faith, sharing what I’m learning, creating, and having conversations that hopefully encourage someone else along the way.

Sometimes, we get so caught up in everything we have to do that we neglect the things God has placed in our hearts. We put our passions on the back burner. We wait until we have more time, more money, better equipment, a clearer plan, or a little more confidence.

Meanwhile, the gift is sitting there, waiting to be used.

So, I decided to stop waiting for everything to be perfect and start showing up.

And I want to invite you to join me!

What Is the 30-Day Consistency Challenge?

Don’t worry! You don’t have to post on YouTube for 30 days.

This challenge isn’t about adding another overwhelming task to your to-do list. It’s about being intentional with the gifts God has entrusted to you.

Maybe God has planted a desire in your heart to write a book, teach a class, start baking again, serve your community, encourage other women, create art, or finally put an idea into action.

What would happen if you consistently showed up for that gift for the next 30 days?

The challenge is to use one of your gifts to bless others for 30 days. Not simply to check something off your list, but to strengthen that muscle, become more mindful of your gifts, and practice being intentional with what God has given you.

Your 30 days might look like:

Baking: Make something each week and share it with a neighbor, friend, or someone who could use a little encouragement.
Writing: Spend 15 minutes a day writing, whether it’s a devotional, a poem, a blog post, or the book you’ve been dreaming about.
Teaching: Share something you know with someone who could benefit from your experience.
Creating: Make a little art every day, then use your creations to encourage, inspire, or bless someone.
Serving: Find small, consistent ways to meet a need in your church, family, or community.
Encouraging: Send a thoughtful message, write a note, or speak life into someone who needs to be reminded that they matter.

The possibilities are endless! The goal isn’t to do something impressive. The goal is to faithfully use what you have.

Consistency Is an Act of Stewardship

We often think of stewardship in terms of money, finances, or the resources we manage. But stewardship is also about how we care for and use the gifts, abilities, opportunities, and time God has entrusted to us.

In 1 Peter 4:10, we’re reminded that each of us should use whatever gift we’ve received to serve others as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

I love this reminder because our gifts aren’t just for us.

Yes, creating can bring us joy. Writing can help us process our thoughts. Teaching can give us a sense of purpose. But our gifts can also become a way to serve others, encourage someone who is struggling, share wisdom, or point people toward the goodness of God.

What if consistency is one way we practice being faithful stewards of what we’ve been given?

We don’t have to be the best. We don’t have to be the most talented person in the room. We don’t need thousands of followers, a fancy website, or a perfectly executed plan.

We simply need to be willing to use what God has placed in our hands.

Think about the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14–30. The parable challenges us to consider what we do with what has been entrusted to us. It isn’t an instruction to hustle endlessly or turn every talent into a business. Rather, it invites us to take our responsibilities seriously and faithfully put what we’ve received to use.

And sometimes, faithfulness looks like starting small.

It looks like writing one paragraph, baking one loaf of bread, making one painting, teaching one person, or showing up for one opportunity to serve.

Small acts of faithfulness matter.

But What If I Don’t Know What My Gifts Are?

Oh, sis, that is such a good question!

Sometimes we overlook our gifts because they come so naturally to us. We assume that because something feels easy or ordinary, it must not be significant.

Maybe you’re the person everyone calls when they need advice. Maybe you have a knack for explaining complicated things in a way people understand. Maybe you make beautiful things with your hands, notice details others miss, or know how to make someone feel welcome.

Those things are worth paying attention to.

Of course, Scripture also describes spiritual gifts that God gives for the building up of the body of Christ. Romans 12:6–8, 1 Corinthians 12:4–11, and Ephesians 4:11–13 are wonderful places to begin exploring those gifts.

You can also take a spiritual gifts assessment as a starting point for reflection. Remember that a quiz is a tool, not a definitive answer. Prayer, Scripture, wise counsel, and serving alongside other believers can help you discern how God may be calling you to use your gifts.

And don’t overlook your passions, skills, and experiences. Your gifts don’t always show up in a formal ministry setting. They can be expressed in your home, workplace, neighborhood, creative practice, or everyday interactions.

Here are three questions to prayerfully consider:

What do I enjoy doing? What activities make me feel engaged, curious, or energized?
What do people often come to me for? What skills, wisdom, or encouragement do others recognize in me?
Who could benefit from what I have to offer? Where might my abilities meet a real need?

Spend some time with these questions. Ask the Holy Spirit for wisdom and discernment. Talk with trusted believers who know you well. And be willing to experiment. Sometimes we discover our gifts by actually putting them into practice.

You don’t have to figure everything out before you begin.

Your 30-Day Challenge Starts Here

Here’s what I want you to do.

Step 1: Choose one gift.

Don’t try to work on every passion or pursue every idea at once. Choose one thing you want to nurture during this season.

Step 2: Decide how you’ll practice it.

Make the commitment realistic. Ten minutes a day, three times a week, or one intentional act each day might be enough. Choose a rhythm you can sustain.

Step 3: Find a way to bless someone.

Think beyond your own productivity. How can you use this gift to encourage, serve, teach, inspire, or help another person?

Step 4: Show up consistently, and give yourself grace.

You might miss a day. You might need to adjust your plan. You might discover that your original idea needs to change. That’s okay! The point is not perfection. It’s learning to return to what you’ve committed to doing.

Step 5: Reflect on what God is teaching you.

At the end of 30 days, consider what you’ve learned about your gift, your habits, your motivations, and the people you’ve been able to bless.

Maybe you’ll have a finished project. Maybe you’ll have developed a new habit. Maybe you’ll discover that the gift you thought you needed to pursue isn’t the one you need to prioritize right now.

Whatever the outcome, you’ll have spent intentional time exploring how to be faithful with what you’ve been given.

Let’s Grow Together

I’m sharing my own 30-Day Consistency Challenge over on YouTube, and I’d love for you to follow along. You’ll find me talking about faith, life, creativity, and the lessons I’m learning as I practice showing up.

Watch my 30-Day Consistency Challenge video below!

And now, I want to hear from you.

What is one gift, passion, or ability God has placed in your life that you want to be more intentional about using?

Maybe it’s something you’ve put aside. Maybe it’s an idea you’ve been afraid to start. Maybe it’s a gift you haven’t fully recognized yet.

Share it in the comments or write it down in your journal as a commitment to yourself.

Let’s encourage one another to stop waiting for the perfect moment and start faithfully using what God has already placed in our hands.

We don’t need to do everything. We don’t need to do it perfectly. We simply need to be willing to begin.

Be consistent with the gifts God has given you. You never know whose life might be blessed by your faithfulness.