Gifts

by B'Elanna Satya

Being planted at The Vine has been one of the primary things that helped me grow in my walk with God and as an individual. Learning to walk with others in community released me from my bubble of ‘I don’t need people, I’ve got Jesus’ into a space of experiencing tangible love. It’s a love that builds each other up. It spurs one another to truly follow Jesus and be the people God has made and called us to be.

As I started getting involved and being known by others, they began to call out the gifts that are in me. These encouragements boosted my confidence to use and grow in them. Being encouraged like that makes me truly want to encourage others and call out the gifts that they have – to pass on the love I’ve experienced. I was also made to feel supported through being given chances to explore and use the gifts that God has put in me; it gives me great joy when people are blessed through me exercising these gifts.

B'Elanna Satya

Overall, I’ve grown more into being my true self. This is about more than my gifts and very much includes facing my brokenness and allowing God to speak His truth over me. I am grateful for courses like Cleansing Stream, and sermon series like RE:THINK that address and encourage us, as a church, to face these things. Not having to go through it alone but walking through it together affirms that even in my brokenness, I am accepted and loved.

B’Elanna Satya