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Friday, May 29, 2015

Motivating Spiritual Gifts


About a year and a half ago I took a test administered by my church that is based on these verses.  The test is designed to help us identify, interpret, and apply those gifts which God has chosen specifically for each of us.  It was really interesting. 
 
Romans 12:3-8(NKJV)
3For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. 
4For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 
5so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 
6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; 
7or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 
8he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

Here is how my scores turned out.  The higher the number the stronger that gift.

Admin  77%  
Exhort  19%
Give     82%
Mercy   5%
Perceive  70%
Serve   61%
Teach   73%

Isn't it interesting how God makes us all different and yet equips us with the strengths and gifts we need to all be effective together? 

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