Some people only see the GIFT BOX, but not what’s inside
No one knows what is inside a gift box except the person who put the gift in there. It's only when the gift is unwrapped that everyone gets to see what's inside.
Our lives work the same way.
No one knows what our gifts are until those gifts are unwrapped and finally revealed. Sometimes, what's inside you remains hidden until the right moment comes for it to be revealed.
Imagine being born a superhero, but no one else knows it—but you. In fact, you may not even realize you're a superhero until later in life, when you begin to discover that you have abilities other people don't seem to notice.
Now imagine trying to tell your family that you're a superhero, only for them to look at you as though you're crazy or something is wrong with you.
"How could you possibly be a superhero when you were born to ordinary parents who aren't superheroes themselves. So how could you be any different?"
Yet deep down, you know there is something about you that others don't understand. You know who you are, even when the people around you cannot see it.
Perhaps other people have begun to recognize your abilities, but your own family still struggles to see what makes you different. It may not be until you demonstrate those abilities that they finally begin to understand.
Only then might they say, “Okay, maybe there really is something special about this person.”
Sometimes, that's what it feels like when God places a gift or calling inside you.
You may have something within you that no one else seems to recognize. Your family may not understand it. Your friends may not see it. The people closest to you may question what you're doing or wonder why you're pursuing something they cannot make sense of.
But you know that God, the Giver of the gift, has placed something within you that is being developed—waiting for its debut.
Think of it like receiving a present.
Before you can see what's inside, you must first unwrap it. Until the wrapping paper comes off and the box is opened, no one can see the actual gift. All they can see is the package.
In the same way, while God is preparing you to use your gift fully, other people may not understand what you're becoming.
They may see your attentiveness, your efforts, and your sacrifice without recognizing what God is doing beneath the surface.
And when you try to explain the gift before others can see it for themselves, they may not believe you. Or simply don't care, because the impact of the gift hasn't happened yet.
This is where the enemy can use their disbelief to discourage you.
“See?” he whispers. “You're not who you think you are. You're not what you were told you could be.
But other people's inability to recognize what God is developing in you does not automatically mean that nothing is there. And your inability to recognize what's within you doesn't mean there's nothing there, either.
Perhaps what's in you still needs developing. Or perhaps other people need time to see the fruit of what you're doing.
Or perhaps you're trying to explain the contents of a gift to someone who has not yet seen what's inside the box.
Not everyone will recognize the gift while it is still being unwrapped. Some may only begin to understand when they can finally see what's inside.
Jesus had the same experience
When Jesus returned to His hometown and began teaching, the people were amazed by His wisdom and the miracles He performed. However, instead of recognizing who He was, they questioned Him:
Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him—Mark 6:3.
Even Jesus' own brothers did not believe in Him at that point in His ministry (John 7:5). And on another occasion, His family thought He was out of His mind (Mark 3:21).
But, their inability to recognize Him did not change who He was. Their
disbelief did not erase His identity or the purpose for which He had come.
You're not just the packaging
What people can see of you is not necessarily the full picture of what God is doing in your life.
Just as people questioned Jesus because they knew His earthly background, people may question what God is developing in you because they think they already know who you are.
Their familiarity with you does not mean they understand everything about you. And their inability to see what you see does not, by itself, mean you are wrong.
Your responsibility is not to force everyone to recognize the gift. It is to remain faithful to God, continue growing, and let your life and work speak in time.
So don't allow someone's inability to understand your journey to become the only measure by which you judge what God may be doing in your life.
Continue to seek Him, develop what He has entrusted to you, and allow the gift to be revealed in its proper time.
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