Every insect, fossil, and fish that we collect in Animal Crossing serves a dual purpose… we can either sell them for a profit to keep building up our own residence, or we can donate them to the local museum to grow it and enhance our town. It’s not always an easy decision to make… do I keep an exceptionally valuable specimen that could be sold for personal gain, or do I give it away to support the growth and expansion of the museum and serve the greater good of the entire community? But before I make that choice, I am reminded that these items were never mine in the first place… I simply found them. And if I surrender them to the museum curator, he’ll do a lot more with them than I can.

The Lord has given every one of us unique gifts and talents to be used for the growth of His kingdom, but if we choose to selfishly consume them and use them solely for our own profit and benefit we deny them their true purpose. These free gifts were given to us to be offered, used, and put on display for His glory, and if we place Him first in our thoughts and actions He will multiply our efforts in ways that are beyond our comprehension, blessing countless others as well as ourselves in the process. Let’s look at the talents He’s given us with a fresh perspective on how to use them today… they are our ministry.

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them. Romans 12:6a

As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 1 Peter 4:10

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16

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