Spiritual Gifts

Its crazy how you can be using a gift from God all along and you never really know it. So far this whole summer me and some of my Sisters in Christ have been getting together for bible studies and just hanging out. During this time we usually talk about anything that we may have been dealing with and we help each other through that hard time. It wasn't until one of those days that I figured out my gift.They both were texting me one day and they had things going on with them and they were feeling really low and I was just giving them words of encouragement and scriptures to go with it. The next day they both texted me and told me how much I helped them out and that's when I realized I truly have a gift: THE GIFT OF ENCOURAGEMENT!!!

Whats crazy about it is that its something that I have always used in my everyday life. I always used it on the track team and they even called me the motivator because I always knew the right thing to say and I was always optimistic. They always would say my favorite line was "Well think about it, it could be worse". 

Something else that helped me to confirm my gift was that I was talking to an ex one day and he was dealing with alot of feelings and things in his life still and no matter how much he hurt me or made me sad or any type of feelings that I had towards him I was able to put them aside and offer him words of encouragement. No matter what I would not want to see him hurt or sad which I feel says alot.

After they texted me that I started to think about it and I realized that I did have a gift. Despite my own situation or how I felt. I always was able to sit that aside and find some kind of words to say to encourage someone else. The crazy part about that is is that lifting up someone else truly makes me happy no matter if I am feeling down myself.

Romans 12:6-8

We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is phophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously;if it is leadership,let him govern diligently;if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

I encourage everyone don't doubt that you have gifts, you could be using it right now. 

1. Pray about it.
2. Ask God to reveal your gifts to you
3. Open your eyes and be patient to them

Once you figure out your gift, help them to mature by using them.