For whatever reason, God has blessed me with the ability, put me in a position to make these leaps and bounds. I'm fulfilling my part of the bargain, which is to give back and be a positive influence on others.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker feels blessed with talents and believes their responsibility is to use them to help others positively.
- In plain terms
- I have gifts and should use them to help people.
- What can you take from it?
- Use your talents to benefit others.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define your responsibility to others?
- What gifts have you been given?
Another view
It assumes success is solely due to external blessing rather than effort.
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