What Are Your Strengths?

‘God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well.’ Romans 12:6 TLB

Paul writes: ‘Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function… We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. In His grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well.’ (Romans 12:4–6 NLT) Dr John Maxwell recommends that you work where you’re strongest 80 per cent of the time, where you’re learning 15 per cent of the time, and where you’re weakest 5 per cent of the time.

So, what are your strengths? To find the answer to that question, you must:

(1) Be secure. If you allow your insecurities to get the better of you, you’ll become inflexible and resistant to change. And if you don’t change you won’t grow.

(2) Get to know yourself. Spend time exploring your gifts, ask for feedback and receive it, and be honest about your blind spots.

(3) Trust your leader. If you can’t trust the person you’re following, you should look for someone you can trust, or get on another team.

(4) See the big picture. Your place on any team only makes sense in the context of the big picture. If your sole reason for finding your niche is personal gain, your wrong motives will rob you of the very joy, fulfilment, and success you desire.

(5) Rely on your experience. The only way to know you’ve discovered your niche is to try things, take risks, learn from your failures and successes, and discover what God has gifted you to do.

你的优势是什么？

按我们所得的恩赐，各有不同。 (罗马书 12:6 和合本)

保罗写道：“正如我们一个身子上有好些肢体，肢体也不都是一样的用处。我们这许多人，在基督里成为一身，互相联络作肢体，也是如此。按我们所得的恩赐，各有不同。 ” (罗马书 12:4-6 和合本) 约翰.麦克斯韦尔博士建议：花80%的时间做你最擅长的，花15%的时间做你正在学习的，剩下5%的时间做你最弱的。

那么，你的优势是什么？要找到这个问题的答案，你必须：

（1）保持安全感。如果任凭不安全感占据你的内心，你就会变得墨守成规和抵触改变。而如果你不愿改变，你就不会成长。

（2）了解自己。花时间探索你的天赋，寻求别人的反馈并虚心接受，坦诚面对自己的盲点。

（3）相信你的领导。如果你不能信任你正在跟随的人，那你应该去找一个你可以信任的人，或者加入另一个团队。

（4）留意大局。你在任何团队中的位置只有在大局中才变得有意义。如果你处在那个位置上，只是为了得到个人利益，那么这种错误的动机将会剥夺你想要的快乐、成就和成功。

（5）从经验中成长。知道自己合适位置的唯一方法就是尝试，并愿意承担风险，从失败和成功中学习，发现上帝赋予你的恩赐。

（翻译：段麦克 @ 2018-02-14）