[RobbyS]

“For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build, and was not able to finish’ (Luke 14:28-30).”

How many times have I just passed over this saying. But how true, how true. See what gifts you have been given and use THEM.

[NYer]

See what gifts you have been given and use THEM.

In the turbulence of our teen years, we often overlook our natural talents and inabilities, looking more towards fortune and fame. Youth feed off a culture of *bling*, perpetual tans, and duded up cars. Surviving this stage of life can be challenge enough. I was actually relieved when my teen years were over. And I will be doubly relieved next year, when my daughter leaves them behind.