Are You Using All Of Your Features?

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I have a confession to make. Hear me out. Try not to judge me, hard as it may be. In this smart world of ours, full of devices meant to enhance our lives, I still prefer good old-fashioned paper. I’m not a fan of e-readers or phone calendars. Although, I have used both. I still prefer to hold an actual book in my hands and turn the pages. Nothing better than cracking open a brand-new book and taking a deep breath of that new book smell. As I sit here typing, you should know I already wrote this all out on paper first. It’s how my brain works.

I am the person who doesn’t use all the features on her phone. Love the convenience of alarms, apps, and emails on it but when I get a new phone, I learn the basics and get to using it. I’m the same with my Apple watch. I just recently learned I can cover the watch screen with a quick tap and dismiss a notification. I won’t tell you how long I’ve owned it. I’m the same way with every camera I’ve ever owned. For the longest time I just went with the auto setting for taking photos because I had no idea how to use any of the other features. To this day, I know I am not using my camera to its fullest potential.

I started to wonder if I’m using my own God-given features to their fullest potential. God created us with a unique set of features and a plan for us. How many of those features are we ignoring as we go about our day? Are we sticking to the basics and trekking through each day wondering why some seasons in our life are so hard while others seem lighter? We were created to live to our fullest potential and given a lifetime to do it. Are we wasting time simply going through the motions when we could be so much more?

Are we delaying His plan for us because we haven’t tapped into those talents, skills, intuitions that he blessed us with?

When we make a purchase that requires assembly it often comes with a manual. If we ignore the manual and dive right into building we might miss key steps. We might get lucky and be successful in our building, but the steps we skipped might have been useful down the line. We’ll never know. God provides us with an instruction manual too. One that will enhance our features, provide valuable lessons, and make us successful on our journey to what He has planned for each of us. If we think it’s sufficient to have the basics figured out, I guarantee we are missing out on our God-given features. We need to figure out what He equipped us with, study His manual, and truly learn what we are capable of. And, if you believe you’ve gotten to that point, remember updates are as necessary for humans as they are for our devices.