Finding Our Sweet Spot In Serving

Last updated on: June 9, 2025 at 8:13 am by Michele Howe

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Finding Our Sweet Spot In Serving 2025-06-09T08:13:25-05:00 Michele Howe

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Serving With Heart And Hands

“In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.'”

Acts 20: 35

Your life has a plot; your years have a theme. You can do something in a manner that no one else can. And when you find it and do it, another sweet spot is discovered.

Max Lucado in Cure for the Common Life

Author and prolific storyteller, Max Lucado, has an acronym for discovering your “sweet spot.” But first, exactly what is a sweet spot? As defined by Lucado, it’s a God-given bent toward excellence in any area. It’s that ability inherent in a person, a certain knack for a specific task that confounds, frustrates and alludes those who lack it. What’s wonderful about this “born with it” talent is that it rests deep inside every one of us just waiting for chance or opportunity to display its brilliance. It may manifest itself through those subtle stirrings of inner longing while observing another person happily basking in their own sweet spot of found “rightness.”

Discover Your Gifts And Talents

Sweet spots have been known to make an appearance, albeit a brief one, during casual conversation anytime, anywhere. All it takes is a bit of keen observation and a desire to bring together personal passion and desire with one’s innate gifts/talents. One of the benefits of discovering your sweet spot of complete satisfaction in both work and play is that the blessing you experience while engaging in the endeavor spills over to others in your life.

Everyone Has Gifts Unique To Them

Back to Lucado’s formula for matching abilities by actively pursuing creative outlets with a person’s giftedness. This author describes the self-discovery process as S.T.O.R.Y, decoded to mean: individuals must identify their strengths by bringing to mind things they’ve done well in the past. Next, Lucado says people should determine what types of objects they enjoy working with, or, what are “nouns” or topics of interest.

We All Have An Inner “Yes!”

Then, what optimal conditions incite personal passion and excitement? Are they people problems or task oriented challenges? Followed by a brief relationship examination, how do you function best, solo or in-group settings. Last, find that specific job, task, (a)vocation, goal that rouses your inner “Yes!” and then take practical steps to achieve it.

We Can Love Serving Others

As more and more individuals learn to accurately know and recognize their own “sweet spots” not only does the person benefit; the entire community is on the receiving end. What better than a family, town, or city full of people doing what they were made to do and loving every minute of it?

Max Lucado’s Sweet Spot S.T.O.R.Y. Formula

Discover personal strengths.
Find your desired topic.
Locate the optimal
Consider relationships.
Finding that inner Yes!

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About Michele Howe

Michele Howe is the author of 30 books for women, children, and families. She has published over 3000 articles, reviews, and curriculum. Her newest book, Fight for Joy - Finding Peace in Impossible Circumstances, will release in early 2026. You can read more about the author here.

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