spiritual gifts

There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all.  God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. 1 Corinthians 12:4-5

Do you know what your spiritual gifts are?

Wisdom, Knowledge, Discernment, Faith, Healing, Miracles, Prophecy, Tongues, interpretation of Tongues

We all have them, because verse seven says, “A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other”. Why are we so insecure about this? Maybe I am over-speaking, but it seems to me, that this is a very murky area for many believers. Rarely have I heard someone come out and say, “My spiritual gift is prophecy”, or “I have the spiritual gift of knowledge”… we sort of hope someone who knows will tell us, so we can believe it.

Since the only experience/knowledge I have to share with you is related to art and creative expression, let’s bring it back to that. Perhaps the expression of what God breathes in us will reveal our gift. In other words, maybe when He placed that particular passion in us, for say, writing or painting, cooking or gardening it was so that when we allow the Holy Spirit to guide us while we engage in that, not only would the fruit of the Spirit be revealed, but our spiritual gift would also be revealed….and that gift is what helps others.

Take cooking for example. When someone has a passion for cooking, and does it with love, even with the attitude of worshipping the Lord, the fruits of love, goodness, faithfulness, to name a few are revealed in that person. At the same time, perhaps this person is moved to share the meal with a neighbor for some unknown reason…and it turns out the neighbor was really going through some tough times…that simple act of sharing a meal that was created from the heart of love could become a gift of healing. We just never know. (And that is not a made up example…that is something that happened). So if you are aware of what you gift is, I would love to hear! you can just reply to this email (it will only come back to me)…or post a comment on the blog. Just click on the header of this email and it will take you there.

in the beginning

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Now the earth was  formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.  Genesis 1: 1-3

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.   John 1: 1-4