Good with Gifts?

I do not think we need to go through a serious explanation of spiritual gifts. Suffice to say that each believer is given at least one spiritual or grace gift. I am not so concerned with attempting to explain to you biblical grounds for spiritual gifts. Instead I would like to compel you to ask if you are good with these gifts. The Holy Spirit has really been using this question in my life to analyze my motives and my stewardship. We often think about being a steward of what God has given us in the financial realm. Stewardship from a Kingdom perspective should deal with other things such as time, talents, and spiritual gifts. This all has propelled me towards asking if I am a good steward of the spiritual gifts I have been given?

Here is the important question - are you using your spiritual gifts for the building of the Body of Christ. The spiritual gifts are not given for the edification of yourself or for you to keep buried away like some prized antiquity in an Egyptian Museum. The Father, in His Sovereignty, blessed you with one or several spiritual gifts. His expectation is that you would use those gifts. I believe one of the reasons that the church is so dysfunctional is because 1) the majority of believers are not even aware they have a spiritual gift and 2) many of those that do know their gifts are not using them.

EVERYONE in the church must be keenly aware of their spiritual gifting and be willing to faithfully share those gifts for the building of Christ's Body - The Church.

I encourage you to take this spiritual gifts inventory. Also, here is a great resource from LifeWay that will explain the various gifts.