"Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways." H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.” 1Cor.12

So many gifted people end up with fruitless lives because they can’t center the use of their God given gifts to useful ends. It is easy to squander the precious resources that have been entrusted to us and pursue the trivial instead of things of lasting value. Once you are persuaded of the talents entrusted to you, set off to use them for fruitful purposes. Stay focused and fruit will follow!    Conversations Within” ts 6/19/2013 (Springdale, Utah)