Some of us have either forgotten or not yet discovered that God has given each one of us extraordinary gifts and talents.  You may not be exercising them or using them right now, but there is a gift in you just waiting to be released to bless someone, maybe even inspire the next generation.   

As a child, while playing in the basement of my grandparent's home I saw a painting of the most beautiful sailing ship I had ever seen before.  When asked "Who painted it?"  I was told to my amazement that my mother did when she was a teenager.  Some years later the wall was covered up and the painting lay buried beneath the walls of a new room.  Throughout the years I would recall that painting and ask my mother, "Why don't you still paint?" and she would always say she was "too busy raising a family and just didn't have the time anymore".  Years have passed now, forgotten, the painting still remains covered, unseen by a new generation and a gift from God was laid aside.  The ironic thing is my mother's inspiration was birthed and came to life as she admired the paintings and sculptures that were created by her grandfather.  Wow!

Don't let your God-given gifts lay dormant another day, someone needs them.  It may be a relative, a friend, grandchild, stranger or even you.  Whatever God has knitted in you, as the psalmist wrote, He did so as an expression of His love for you and for the entire world.  Learn to Worship God, thanking Him as you express your gifts and talents.  In doing so you just might inspire the next generation to be all they were meant to be.  Enjoy your God-given gifts!