What are our "Talents?"

The Parable of the Talents, for most people can be VERY uncomfortable.  Especially at the end with the whole weeping and gnashing of teeth business.  It's also uncomfortable in a way that the one who receives this result did absolutely NOTHING with his talent.  Yet, the other ones who faithfully invested in them yielded a return and was able to share in their Master's joy.  So another question could arise from this then...  What are the "talents" that God has given me?

In the context of the parable, it specifically talks about being a wise steward of money, but the way we looked at it, was something much bigger than money.  For the application, we split the "Talents" into multiple categories.

Family, Time, Health, Education, Our Story, Networks, Passions/Dreams/Goals, Co-op/Job Opportunities, Gifts/Talents, and The Unique thing that makes us... us.

Now, when we ask the general question of "What are you gifts?" it seems to be all too general for me (and I'm older).  I couldn't imagine how difficult it would be to answer for a University student who's gifts are more formed DURING their University Years.  When we broke it up into these specific places, we started realizing of the MANY "talents" that God has given us.  A specific one that one of our executive members commented on was the idea of our Health as being something we need to steward well.  They were all young and full of energy, without any health conditions or concerns.  Their health was not a factor in what they can/cannot do.  This gave some new perspective in the types of gifts that God has already given to our students.

Please be praying as we are heading into Mark West Pacific and the Summer that we would be sensitive to the opportunities around us to use our gifts well.