Something to ponder this week-end.....
I
am posting a devotion John sent me recently which spoke to me and my
gifting. We are all in the Body of Christ and part of His church. We are
all called to establish the Kingdom of God in the hearts of men so I
thought this would be something good for you to ponder over the
week
Let me know what you think.....Did this bless you????....
Today's Prayer
Dear Father in Heaven, I sing praise to you this morning. You have carried me through another year. You have blessed me and taken care of me. You have comforted me and guided me. You are my ever-present help. I praise you, God, from whom all blessings flow. I praise you above all heavenly hosts. I praise you Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You are the greatest. You are magnificent. You are worthy. I love you. In the name of Jesus I offer this praise, amen.
Dear Father in Heaven, I sing praise to you this morning. You have carried me through another year. You have blessed me and taken care of me. You have comforted me and guided me. You are my ever-present help. I praise you, God, from whom all blessings flow. I praise you above all heavenly hosts. I praise you Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You are the greatest. You are magnificent. You are worthy. I love you. In the name of Jesus I offer this praise, amen.
Understanding Your GiftTGIF Today God Is First Volume 1, by Os Hillman
02-05-2012
Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant. - 1 Corinthians 12:1
In
First Corinthians 12 and Romans 12, the apostle Paul is teaching us
about the role of spiritual gifts in the Church. He correlates these
gifts to a human body, telling us that each person's gift helps the
whole Body of the Church. This is such an important principle for us to
learn. I must say I learned this principle regarding my own spiritual
gift the hard way.
"God
will never speak as strongly to you as to someone else," said my mentor
to me one day. The statement shocked me. "What in the world do you mean
by that?" I argued with him.
"Your
spiritual gift of administration/leading is one of the most dangerous
gifts in the whole Body of Christ. The reason is that you can see the
big picture better than anyone else, and you're so task-oriented that
you will run people into the ground getting your project completed
because you think you see it so clearly. That is why the best friend you
could ever have is someone with a prophetic gift to discern whether the
big picture you see is actually the picture God is directing. It is the
one gift that can almost stand alone better than any other - at least
that is the opinion of the one with that gift."
Oh,
how I have learned this lesson the hard way! He was so right. There
have been many a church staff destroyed by a person with the gift of
administration. During my years as an ad agency owner, I saw how I
stressed out my staff because of the tremendous load I put on them with
multiple projects. It was so easy for me because the more balls I had
juggling, the better I felt. I was oblivious to how my multi-task
personality impacted those around me.
Today,
I have some special relationships with intercessors and prophetic
people whom I depend on for confirmation of direction. I have learned
their spiritual gifts of discernment are of great value in determining
strategic direction. I have learned that God has placed within each
person a spiritual gift that is designed to make the Body of Christ
function better for His purposes. When we discover the spiritual gifts
God has placed in those around us, we are better able to see the Body
function as a real body-totally dependent on one another. Some of us are
more sensitive to God's voice because God has gifted us in that way.
Others of us are less sensitive because God wants us to depend on others
in the Body for their gifts. Find out whom God has placed around you
today and discover a new dimension of spiritual productivity.
Today God Is First (TGIF) devotional message, Copyright by Os Hillman, Marketplace Leaders.
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