1. Psalm 131:1 (ESV)
  2. Application

Mismatched demands and talents

Psalm 131:1 (ESV)

1 O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.

The second related principle to this matter of our endowments is the principle that is revealed in Psalm 131:1: O, Lord, my heart is not proud; nor my eyes haughty. Nor do I involve myself in great matters or in things too difficult for me. To say it in another way: with regard to pursuing a vocation, with regard to assessing one’s aptitudes and God‑given endowments, you must beware of getting in over your head. Getting in over your head, because there is a mismatch, a disconnect between what is demanded and what endowments you have. Involving yourself in vocations which call for gifts and proficiencies that you do not have, or do not have to a sufficient degree.1

George McDearmon