People always ask me how I can memorize a whole sermon and preach without notes. Usually, they mention how smart I must be to do it. One of my most common responses is to say that it is my job.

Then I ask what they do for a career. Once they answer, whatever the job is – mechanic, plumber, welder, teacher, chef, administrator, whatever – I tell them that if I had to do their job, I would have to have a notebook to write down all the things they do by memory.

People have all types of skills embedded in their minds, and they use them so much that they are second nature. Most of them only notice their vast knowledge when they encounter a novice at their job and have to keep explaining things to them.

My point is this: many people limit themselves and the ways they think God can use them because they don’t think they have the needed abilities. Skills are learned and developed through experience and repetition. The more you do it, the smarter you become. 

I am here to tell you that you are smarter than you think.