We can't all sit in the same chair

I have four children. We have six chairs around our dining room table. The two younger children mostly like to stay in the same chairs for every snack and every meal. The other two prefer to mix it up sometimes. This of course causes problems, especially when three people end up on the same chair.
I'm so thankful we weren't all created to sit in the same chairs in life. A few people were meant to be national recording artists. Many more people are gifted musicians who keep their worship services at their church beautiful every week. There's a few of us that can just add a tiny bit to that worship service on special occasions.
Jesus told the parable of the talents. (A talent was worth more than a thousand dollars.) He said a master was going away so he gave one servant five talents, another two and another one. Then the master went away. The one with five talents put those talents to work and gained five more. The one with two talents put them to work and gained two more. The one with one talent dug a hole and put it in it. When the master returned he was pleased with the first two servants and furious with the third.
God has given each one of us gifts. Some people are gifted in many facets of life. They are leaders, speak well in front of others, play instruments, sing, write songs, you name it. Many more of us could never write a song, but we may be gifted enough to play it on the piano or organ if we get the music. There are a few of us who couldn't even do that, but we're happy to sing along, a little out of tune when we hear it played.
Put your gifts and talents to work. Don't hide behind the pews at church pretending you aren't good at anything. You know you are. Many gifts, like speaking in public, can be refined with use. The more you do it, the easier it gets.
We can't all sit in the same chair. But God has given us each gifts to fill all the chairs around His table. Have a seat and use what you have!