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What’s My Spiritual Gift?
Knowing your spiritual gift helps you understand God’s purpose for your life. Spiritual gifts are given by God for doing the work of the ministry. Different people are given different gifts to handle different tasks. Thus, if God gives you a hammer, He wants you to hit nails, not cut woods.
God has created each one of us uniquely different. He has given us different gifts, talents, personalities, temperaments, and passions to outfit us to accomplish His unique purpose for each of us. True significance in life comes when we discover our purpose and calling and use them in our careers and ministries. It has been said, career is what you are paid for; calling is what you are made for.
You may have heard about spiritual gifts and that God promises that every Christian receives certain gifts in order to build up the church as a whole. Now, you may be curious to understand which of these gifts you possess—but how do we go about discovering our giftings? Here are a few steps you can take to help you understand how the Holy Spirit has gifted you in service for God’s Kingdom.
How Can I Recognize My Spiritual Gifts?
Spiritual Gifts are given to every true believer in Christ Jesus, through the help of the Holy Spirit. This is different from Natural Talents, which is given to every man by God, whether believer or non-believer.
What are the spiritual gifts that God has given to His people? Discover Your Spiritual Gifts.
• Administration
• Being an apostle
• Discernment
• Evangelism
• Exhortation
• Faith
• Giving
• Healing
• Helps
• Hospitality
• Knowledge
• Leadership
• Mercy
• Prophecy
• Serving
• Speaking in tongues
• Teaching
• Pastoring (shepherding through teachings)
• Wisdom
Let’s take a look at the Biblical Spiritual Gifts and what they actually mean.
ADMINISTRATION: The ability to help steer the church, or a ministry, toward the successful completion of God-given goals, with skills in planning, organization, and supervision.
APOSTLE: A person sent to new places with the gospel. You may have heard of missionaries going to different countries to help spread the Word; they could be described as apostles. An apostle can also provide leadership to other churches or ministries and offer advice on spiritual matters.
DISCERNMENT: The wisdom to recognize truth from untruth by correctly evaluating whether a behavior or teaching is from God or another, ungodly source.
EVANGELISM: The ability to successfully communicate the message of the gospel, especially to nonbelievers.
EXHORTATION: Competence in offering encouragement, comfort, and support to help someone be all that God wants them to be.
FAITH: People with this gift have such great confidence in the power and promises of God that they can stand strong in their belief, no matter what may try to shake them. They can also stand up for the church and for their faith in such a way as to defend and move it forward.
GIVING: Those who have this gift are particularly willing and able to share what resources they have with pleasure, and without the need to see them returned.
HEALING: A capability used by God to restore others, be that physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually.
HELPS: Someone with this gift is able to support or assist members of the body of Christ so that they may be free to minister to others.
HOSPITALITY: A natural ability to make people—even strangers—feel welcome in one’s own home or church as a means to disciple or serve them.
KNOWLEDGE: This is the gift of someone who actively pursues knowledge of the Bible. This person may also enjoy analyzing biblical data.
LEADERSHIP: This aptitude marks a person who is able to stand before a church, to direct the body with care and attention, and to motivate them toward achieving the church’s goals.
MERCY: This is the defining trait of a person with great sensitivity for those who are suffering. It manifests itself in offering compassion and encouragement, and in a love for giving practical help to someone in need.
PROPHECY: The ability to speak the message of God to others. This sometimes involves foresight or visions of what is to come. This skill should be used only to offer encouragement or warning.
SERVING: A talent for identifying tasks needed for the body of Christ and using available resources to get the job done.
SPEAKING IN TONGUES: The supernatural ability to speak in another language (one that has not been learned).
TEACHING: The skill to teach from the Bible and communicate it effectively for the understanding and spiritual growth of others.
WISDOM: The gift of being able to sort through facts and data to discover what needs to be done for the church.
How Can I Recognize My Spiritual Gift? Read carefully through the above examples and definitions to discover your spiritual gift.
Credit: The New Believer’s Bible; Church Growths
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