Sharpening Your Superpower: Honing the Gift of God in Seasons of Reflection
There are moments in life that slow you down—not as punishment, but as preparation. God never wastes a pause. What feels like stillness or even stagnation is often sacred soil where something deeper is taking root. And in those quiet, reflective times—when the world seems to hush just long enough—you begin to see the gift God placed inside you.
Some call it talent. Others call it passion. I call it a superpower.
And it’s not manmade. It’s God-breathed.
But here’s the truth most people miss: Superpowers are sharpened in secret. They’re not built on stages or spotlights. They’re cultivated in stillness. In quiet reflection. In the places where no one is clapping—only God is watching.
A Season Set Apart
I didn’t always see the gift in me. And even when I saw it, I didn’t always trust it. There were seasons I was too busy, too broken, or too distracted to nurture it. But there have been other seasons—graced seasons—where life slowed down enough for me to sit with it. Reflect. Pray. Listen.
And in those times, I discovered something:
God gives gifts not just so we can use them—but so we can steward them.
Reflection is part of stewardship.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”
We often think that means action. Doing. Building. But reflection is also an activity. It’s the decision to turn down the volume of the world so we can hear the voice of God more clearly.
And when we do, we start to see the unique fingerprint of heaven on our lives—the thing He’s called us to cultivate and share.
Every Superpower Comes from God
James 1:17 reminds us, “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
Your gift—your superpower—is not accidental. It’s not random. It didn’t come from a self-help book or a motivational speaker. It came from the Creator of the universe, who knit you together in your mother’s womb with intentionality and purpose.
Some people are born with the voice of a psalmist. Others with the compassion of a shepherd. Some are given the mind of a strategist. Others the hands of a builder. But every one of us is given something—a divine deposit.
That gift is sacred. And like all sacred things, it must be guarded, grown, and given.
Guarded from distraction. Grown through reflection. Given to bless others.
The question isn’t whether you have a gift.
The question is: Are you using your time of reflection to sharpen it?
The Wilderness Is a Training Ground
Consider Moses.
Before he ever stood before Pharaoh, he spent 40 years in the wilderness tending sheep. Forty years of quiet. Forty years of walking, thinking, praying.
Was it punishment? No—it was preparation.
It was in the solitude of the wilderness that Moses met God in the burning bush (Exodus 3). It was there that his identity shifted from failure to leader. From exile to deliverer.
God used the stillness to show him his superpower: not in his strength, but in his obedience.
Exodus 4:2, “Then the Lord said to him, ‘What is that in your hand?’ ‘A staff,’ he replied.”
A simple staff. But when surrendered to God, it became a vessel for miracles.
That’s what God does in seasons of reflection—He shows us what’s in our hands and how to use it for His glory.
Reflection Reveals, Refines, and Refuels
Let’s be honest: in the busyness of life, we often forget who we really are. We become versions of ourselves molded by demand instead of design. But reflection brings us back.
Reflection reveals the gift. Reflection refines the purpose. Reflection refuels the passion.
David understood this.
Psalm 139:23-24 says, “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
Reflection is an invitation for God to search us, clean us, and align us.
And when that happens, our gift sharpens. Our perspective clears. Our calling becomes a fire again, not a chore.
Your Gift Was Never Just for You
If your gift only benefits you, it’s not operating in full capacity.
1 Peter 4:10 says, “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”
Your superpower is not just for performance—it’s for purpose.
There’s someone out there waiting for your words, your art, your wisdom, your compassion. There’s someone whose breakthrough is tied to your obedience. Someone who needs what only you can give.
But you can’t give from an empty place. You must first be filled.
That’s why seasons of reflection are not optional. They’re essential. They are God’s way of pressing pause so He can pour back into you.
Don’t waste the quiet season. Use it. Sharpen your gift. Prepare your heart. Listen for the next instruction.
Three Ways to Grow the Superpower God Has Given You
Let’s get practical. How do you grow the gift God placed in you? Especially in reflective seasons where it may feel like nothing visible is happening?
Here are three intentional ways to sharpen your God-given superpower:
1. Train in Obscurity
Before David ever became king, he was a shepherd. And before he faced Goliath publicly, he fought lions and bears privately.
1 Samuel 17:36 says, “Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them...”
David didn’t wait until the spotlight to develop his skill. He trained in secret.
Your reflection season is not wasted time—it’s training ground.
Use this time to study, to practice, to grow. If your gift is writing, then write in journals no one sees. If it’s speaking, preach to your mirror. If it’s business, build ideas behind the scenes.
Don’t despise small beginnings (Zechariah 4:10). God builds giants in hidden places.
Practical Tip: Dedicate 30 minutes a day to developing your craft—even if no one sees it. Your private discipline will become your public breakthrough.
2. Surrender It Daily
Gifts can be misused when they’re not surrendered. God doesn’t just want your talent—He wants your heart.
Romans 12:1 says, “Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”
That includes your gift. When you offer it back to Him daily, He purifies it. He aligns it. He breathes on it.
What you give to Him, He multiplies.
Your gift is like the loaves and fishes—insignificant in human eyes, miraculous in divine hands.
Don’t hold it too tightly. Let God shape it. Use your reflective time to ask, “Lord, how do You want to use this today?”
Practical Tip: Start every creative session—whether writing, planning, designing, or speaking—with this prayer: “Lord, this is Yours. Use it however You want.”
3. Surround Yourself with Kingdom Fuel
You can’t sharpen a sword against a sponge. Your environment matters. If you spend your reflective season in spiritual isolation, it will dull you. But if you feed your spirit with Scripture, worship, and wise voices, you will flourish.
Proverbs 27:17 says, “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
Use this time to seek out those who are growing in their calling. Read books from Spirit-filled leaders. Listen to messages that stir your soul. Cut out noise that doesn’t point you to Christ.
And most of all—fill your mind with the Word.
Hebrews 4:12 reminds us, “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword...”
When you are full of God’s Word, your gift becomes a weapon—not just a tool.
Practical Tip: Make a daily habit of feeding your gift with the Word. For example, if your gift is encouragement, study the letters of Paul. If your gift is leadership, dive into Nehemiah. Fuel your fire.
A Final Word: You Were Made for This
Let me say this clearly:
You are not average. You are not forgotten. You are not just “one of many.”
You were uniquely crafted. Carefully molded. Intentionally gifted.
Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
That means God didn’t just give you a gift—He gave you a divine assignment. And when you take the time to reflect, refine, and recommit to it, you are stepping into the reason you were created.
So whether you’re in a quiet season, a healing season, or a hidden season—don’t waste it.
Use it to sharpen the sword.
Use it to sit with God.
Use it to prepare for what’s next.
Because your superpower was never just about you—it was about the Kingdom.
And the world is waiting.
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