They Married Your Talent, Not Your Person (CONT'D)
Segun Iwasanmi@iwasanmisegun212159
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"This Thing Called Life" Series — Episode 17
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It’s painful when people celebrate your performance but ignore your person.
When they clap for your results but are silent about your rest.
When they love your light but never care when your battery runs low.
I once visited a couple that looked perfect on social media. Everything about them glittered like filtered gold. But behind the curtains, they barely spoke. She said, “I’m tired of being needed only when something needs to be done.” He said, “I’m tired of being loved only when money enters.” Both of them were right, they married each other’s usefulness, not their souls.
And if you’re not careful, the same thing can happen in ministry, work, even friendships. You become so busy performing that you forget who you are when no one is clapping. You start living like a product instead of a person. You start measuring your worth by how many people still call you when you’re no longer useful to them.
But listen, God didn’t fall in love with your talent.
He loved you before your first song, before your first sermon, before your first business deal. He saw your weakness, your empty days, your wrong notes, and still said, “Mine.”
When your applause stops, heaven’s affection doesn’t.
When your platform fades, His presence remains.
Maybe the reason God allowed your “spotlight” to dim is so you’d remember that your true stage is in His heart, not in people’s eyes.
So, to every exhausted singer, tired pastor’s wife, drained worker, or unseen spouse, don’t lose yourself trying to keep being useful. Be loved instead. Because in the end, only one thing matters: Who are you when you’re no longer needed?
And that question, my friend, is what will test whether they married your talent or your person.
Stay tuned for the next Episode 🔥
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