Different Gifts-But Do They Ever Change?

I love this passage about us all having different gifts.  I would like to go in a slightly different direction here however. 

The question I have is this.  Are our gifts the same throughout our life and ministry?

1 Corinthians 12:4-11(NKJV)

There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 

There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 

And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. 

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 

for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 

to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 

to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 

But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.

I haven't found anywhere in Scripture that addresses this yet but here is my view based on what I have seen in my own life. 

I believe that some of our gifts change over time.  Not all but some.  I think it is based on our life's experiences.  We may go through something in life that all of a sudden gives us understanding or empathy that we didn't have before.  That understanding or empathy can lead us to discover new gifts.  Does that make sense?

Now to argue the other side it is possible that you always had that gift, you just hadn't recognized it yet.  Sort of a which came first, the chicken or the egg scenario. 

Hmm, something to ponder!