Spiritual Gifts ~


I was minding my own business, the other day, or at least, I
think I was
... just getting a few chores done. I'm not sure if I was
listening to a
Christian radio broadcast or not, or what else would have even
prompted this
thinking. But, this verse came to mind ... love one another, as
I have loved
you. John 15:12.

I already knew however God has loved us is the way He wants
us to love and
that doing so is our way of thanking Him for how He has loved us.

Though, the thought came to mind that, except for the ways
God has loved
us, it is impossible for us to know how to love. I think I
already knew that.
However, somehow, the word 'impossible' stood out and, suddenly,
it dawned on
me ...

If it is impossible to love, other than how God has loved us
(and that
does seem logical, as love is who God is) that would also mean
that (in the
area of Spiritual gifts) we would have first had to receive a
Spiritual gift
before we would have the ability to share that gift with others.

And, I thought, duh! Will we never be done learning that we
don't know as
much about God as we think we do?

Then, God showed me this verse. As every man hath received
the gift, even
so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the
manifold grace of
God, I Peter 4:10. And, right there it is, in black and white!

So, that tells me that, in order to have the gift of
miracles, for
example, you would have first had to receive the gift of
miracles. And, if
you have received a miracle, you have the gift of miracles ~
whether you know
it or not.

In times past, we have taken Spiritual Gifts Discovery Tests
in attempt to
determine our Spiritual gifts. But, this is a sure test in which
we can
'know' our gifts and is also a measure by which we can determine
if we are
being good stewards, using those gifts, or not.