Your Superpower

Do you know what your superpower is? You have one you know. You might think, "Superpower? You're nuts. I don't have any super power!" Wrong, Kal-El! Everyone is born with at least one super power and most don't even know it.

I was walking out of Walmart the other day and some guy says to me, "I like your shirt."

"My shirt?" I thought to myself.

"Uh, thanks man."

Looking down to see what shirt I was actually wearing, it had the word "Compassion" written on it. Right across the chest. I literally had the word "compassion" written on my heart.

"You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul." - Deuteronomy 11:18

If you haven't already guessed, my superpower is 'compassion,' followed closely by 'encouragement.' But let's get to YOUR super power(s).

To find out what your superpower is you must first examine yourself. What do YOU think it is? What are you good at?

Next, what do others say about you? What do people say that you are? These are your first clues.

These superpower characteristics can come to you in two ways - through life experiences and/or as a gift from God.

Maybe you were born with one or more of these "gifts from God." Or perhaps you received them as the result of painful trials in your life. You alone can detect the path you have walked to develop those gifts.

The Holy Spirit can also give, or enhance, gifts, but you have to be a Christian to receive that. If you give your life to God, be prepared, because your superpowers will take over your life.

There is a list of superpower characteristics written in the Book of Galatians.

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." - Galatians 5:22-23

Getting back to the use of Superman's name in the opening paragraph, did you know that 'Kal' means strong and 'El' means God? Well, now you do. And the superpower that everyone has been given by God is to become one of His children through faith in His Son, Jesus.

"Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might, put on the whole armor of God, that you might be able to stand against the scemes of the devil." -Ephesiands 6:10-11

You were given a superpower by God. Use it for His glory.