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Tyler Perry is encouraging fans to cultivate the
gifts they've received from God so they can be a blessing to others and
transform the world for the better in the New Year.
'I couldn't help but to think about all of us who
have gifts inside of us that are tucked away and hidden. Gifts that we have
never used, gifts that have been given by God, gifts that are special, gifts
that can not only change your life but the world," Perry wrote on Facebook (SEE BELOW) earlier this month.
"Yet we leave them hidden, tucked away in
the corners of our souls. As you leave 2016 and enter into 2017, why not commit
to searching your soul for all of your gifts, even the hidden ones, and begin
to use them, no matter what people say, no matter who judges you for it and no
matter what people think?"
The screenwriter, director, producer and actor
with successful theatrical and film productions, went on to encourage people to
use their gifts to impact others.
"Use the gifts that God has given you to
help spread some hope and love and joy to this world. Boy, do we need it,"
he wrote before extending well wishes to fans for the Christmas holiday.
"Merry CHRISTmas and a Happy New Year to you all. Thank you for an amazing
2016."
The entertainment mogul admitted that he
struggled to find happiness during the Christmas season since his mother died
in December 2009.
"This is the first Christmas in the past
five years that I've been able to find joy. You see, my mother died December
the 8th five years ago, and no amount of Christmas lights could replace the
light that she was to me," Perry wrote to his fans on Facebook in 2014. "But this year, in spite of myself,
God gave me another light to shine in my heart right beside hers. God thank
you!"
He went on to share a video of a song from his
play titled, "A Madea Christmas" about Jesus.
"I wanted to dedicate this song to you this
holiday season. It's from my play 'A Madea Christmas,' and I love this song so
much that I wanted to share it," he wrote. "It's about Mary, the
mother of Jesus, but as you listen to it, you can see that it can be about any
parent. You never know who God has put into your home to raise."
When he is not personally giving messages of hope
to fans on social media, Perry has used his famous fictional character Madea to
introduce people to Christian values.
"What I found in plays is that this
character — as irreverent as she is — is very disarming. She makes you very
comfortable," Perry previously told CBN. "So what I've used her as is as a tool to
get people to laugh and relax so that I can talk about God, talk about faith,
mention the name Jesus in my films.
"I've seen lots of people who don't go to
church, who have no concept of God, who have never really thought about it,
begin to change their lives because of something that was said in the film or
something the character invited them to see."
YOUR HIDDEN GIFT –
Tyler Perry (FACEBOOK)
Sorry I haven’t written one of these in a while.
Working the hours that I do and trying to be the best father that I can, I had
to pull back on some things. I hope you understand. Anyway, onto the reason
that I’m writing.
Everyone who knows me knows that I’m very
difficult to shop for. It’s not because I’m choosey, it’s just that I’ve been
very fortunate in my life and I usually have all the cool stuff already. So I
tell all my friends and family that my gifts of choice are handwritten, from
the heart, letters. I love getting them and no one handwrites anything anymore.
Anyway, someone gave me a gift about two years
ago, and it wasn’t a letter. I thanked them for it and I put it in the trunk of
my car with every intention of opening it when I got home. Well, I got home and
got busy. I’m almost embarrassed to say that I forgot about this gift for quite
some time. Part of the reason why was because it had fallen into a small bin
area in my trunk, practically tucked in a corner, totally hidden.
One day I was looking for something else and I
found that gift, this gift that I didn’t even know I had. I opened it and
called the person that gave it to me to thank them for such a great gift and to
apologize for not calling sooner. She said “you that damn busy?” We had a good
laugh. Once I opened it, I realized it was not only something that I didn’t
have, but something that I could and would use a great deal. I was super
excited. I could tell you what the gift is, but that’s not as important as what
I thought about when I found it. This gift that has become so valuable in my
life and had been with me all that time, tucked away and hidden. Everywhere I
went I had it with me and didn’t even know it, even when there were days that I
really could have used it. Days where it would have made my life better, I
didn’t know it was there.
With all these thoughts in my head, I couldn’t
help but to think about all of us who have gifts inside of us that are tucked
away and hidden. Gifts that we have never used, gifts that have been given by
God, gifts that are special, gifts that can not only change your life but the
world. Yet we leave them hidden, tucked away in the corners of our souls.
As you leave 2016 and enter into 2017, why not commit to searching your soul for all of your gifts, even the hidden ones, and begin to use them, no matter what people say, no matter who judges you for it and no matter what people think? Use the gifts that God has given you to help spread some hope and love and joy to this world. Boy, do we need it.
Tyler Perry is an American
actor, comedian, producer, director, screenwriter, playwright, author, and
songwriter, specializing in the gospel genre. Perry wrote and produced many
stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s.
Originally published on THE CHRISTIAN POST and FACEBOOK
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