Inspired by God, executed by me

Inspired by God, executed by me.
The case of to sell or not to sell?

To sell or not to profit from what you have been freely given, even though it cost you resources which didn't emanate from you either is an issue we need to deal with individually because God is still the arbiter of all that is right or wrong in our individual lives.

I know there's a need to fund ministries, to make an honest living to be able to indulge in the work of our hands or pastime but because someone chooses to monetize the talent God has given him doesn't mean that we all can as well, so let God be the yardstick and not your needs, greed or what anyone else may be doing or has told you.

The Yoruba adage, "má fí àgo àlágo şhere!" which means "don't use someone elses timing as a yardstick or to judge" is very apt with regards to how God deals with issues in our individual lives.

Because God chooses to deal with a person in a particular way doesn't always translate to the same blanket approval or denial to everyone else.

Our differing temperaments, level of faith and maturity comes to play in a lot of things we are permitted to do or not in God's scheme of things.

God's as in Jeremiah 29:11, knows the plans He has for us individually, plans to prosper us and not to harm us, to give us hope and a future so let's develop the much needed personal relationship He desires we all have with Him so we can understand and fit in to His will concerning all our endeavours instead of following the way others do things because of our lack of guidance.

Are you talented with an ability that you have the potential to monetize to your benefit but are not sure if that's the way the way to go with regards to your goods or services?

Sincerely ask God to show you the way to go, seek His face concerning what He would have you do by seeking council through a prompting He may give you through searching His living word and you can be assured that He will reveal His purpose for such to you in His own time.

While you are waiting for a definite answer you may be prompted to go about doing what you believe will glorify Him and by so doing find out what He would have you do down the line.

Finally, as in Hebrews 11:6 KJV, you must go to God believing that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him, that He may meet you at your point of need.

Shalom