Individualism is a manner of approach adopted by the people of modern times, in their bid to mind their business and stay away from other people's issues.
Individualism, to some extent, is good.This is especially when it helps us to know our boundaries, respect other people's boundaries and not pry into other people's private affairs. When individualism goes wrong is when it keeps us from doing the work God has called us to do.
As children of God, we all have been called by God to serve Him by serving the people. Every one has been given a gift by God. This gift can be one or many depending on the kind of mantle He has placed on us. We did not come to this world to make money, make a name for ourselves, enjoy life and then go. We came to serve and be served. That way, the world is left better than we met it.
It is God that gives us the ability to believe in Him in the first place. He gives us the grace to believe in Him, in this dispensation of grace lies an empowerment. We are empowered to believe in Him and we are enabled to work for Him. He gives us goods that belongs to Him in form of gifts and delegates us to ministering to people.
We are more of custodians, stewards, servants and ministers of His spirit expressed in many different gifts.
So, we are not to pride in some things we can do, some talents we have or some potentials that we possess. It is not of our might or of our doing but of the Lord. It all belongs to God and He gave us these gifts so that we can bring them to our fellow men on Earth.
We are like ambassadors or dispensers of the infinite beauty and wonder of God. Everyone should represent properly. It would be so wicked of us if we take the gift that God has given to us to fulfil a purpose that he did not intend it for.
Everyone has a gift. A gift must not be something so out of the ordinary, a gift can be just the ability to be good to other people.
In the midst of Individualism, when are we supposed to know the best time to reach out to someone? The best time to reach out to someone is when we are able to anticipate an unmet need. The person does not need to ask for our help. We have to be able to 'anticipate' a person's need and help them as soon as we can. It would be dubious of us to wait until someone tells us to help him or her when it is glaringly obvious that this person is in dire need of help. Turning a blind eye or a deaf ear is silent wickedness.
The gifts that we have are not ours to keep or to decorate our portfolio with, it is for the people.
If you can teach, the ability is for the people.
If you can sing, it is for the people.
If you are kind, it is for the people.
If you have a good heart and a caring spirit, it is for the people.
1 Peter 4:10 - "As each of you has received a gift (a particular spiritual talent, a gracious divine endowment), employ it for one another as [befits] good trustees of God’s many-sided grace [faithful stewards of the extremely diverse powers and gifts granted to Christians by unmerited favor"
"As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God."
We should not allow individualism to keep us from reaching out to the people God has called us to serve. Once we see an opportunity to serve, in word or action, we should...so that the people of God will not be denied what is rightfully theirs.
May God give us the grace to be faithful stewards, servants, ministers and custodians of His manifold grace , in the form of diverse gifts in the name of Jesus.
All gifts are important, popular, profound or not. No matter how insignificant or unnecessary it may seem, someone out there needs it, you have to feed their soul.
Do not let people intimidate you or make you feel like your own contribution to the people of God does not count. We all matter and God is going to be pleased with us if we put His will first in all of our decisions. It is well with us in Jesus name, amen.
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