"Dance with the one who brung you"

In the South, there is familiar expression about dancing - "Dance with the one who brung you". Up north, we might say, "Be satisfied with what you have and use it fully."

This is not a new expression - and is not even a new concept. Paul wrote about this back in the first century as he addressed the church at Corinth.

From 1 Corinthians 12:12-22

The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.
For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free--and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
Now the body is not made up of one part but of many.
If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body.
And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body.
If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.
If they were all one part, where would the body be?
As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I don't need you!"
On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

Whether you are new or old to the development/advancement work, God had gifted you with special gifts that are ideally suited to the work before you.

You may be one who can organize events - this is critical for community relations which can lead to personal relations

You may be gifted in graphic and other communications - use these for brilliant printed pieces and visualization on your web site

Gifted writer? Brochures and foundation proposals need these skills

Came from the business world? Use your understanding to develop special outside relationships.

Ministry minded? Connect first with local pastors who need to be appreciated and cared for.

I hope you see that whatever talent you have is useful for the Kingdom and should be the "lead dog" in your advancement work. So, be confident in the Lord and watch Him use you in a special way. The talents that you do not yet have can be developed - find someone with those and have him or her mentor you.