Acacia Posted April 9, 2018 Group: Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 47 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 51 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/04/2018 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/08/1994 Share Posted April 9, 2018 How to step into spiritual gifts ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GandalfTheWise Posted April 9, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 24 Topic Count: 40 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,459 Content Per Day: 0.60 Reputation: 2,377 Days Won: 2 Joined: 08/23/2017 Status: Offline Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Acacia said: How to step into spiritual gifts ??? There are more aspects to consider than just how to start. Effective use of spiritual gifts (and here I am including the entire range of things) rests on a combination of spiritual maturity and character, God's timing and empowering and direction, practical guidance and mentoring, and experience. Ultimately, our effectiveness in using gifts, talents, and experience is rooted in the depth and quality of our spiritual walk with God. Depending on the gifts, some are most appropriately and effectively used in the setting of a community of Christians, others are used on an at-need basis as God leads with other individuals or situations. Depending on the gifts, the best place to start might be to talk with a pastor or ministry leader about getting involved in a particular ministry, or it might just be stepping out in faith and starting to do things as God leads. In any event, it's usually a matter of learning to crawl before we walk. Expect to make mistakes and potentially feel embarrassed at times. We all go through it. Spiritual gifts are not so much something the God gives to us as individuals to use, but rather something He has given for the purpose of building up other believers and ministering to people. Our focus needs to be on people and their needs and how a gift can minister to them rather than on the gifts themselves. So anyway, be bold and willing to step out in faith. Depending on the gift and situation, this might mean offering to pray for someone as God prompts you, it might mean volunteering to do something new, it might mean joining a particular ministry team or group, it might mean stepping out in faith and doing something for someone. As much as possible, keep yourself within the fellowship of a group of Christians (which might be a church, small group, prayer group, or Christian friends and family) for encouragement and a good support structure for you, and ideally maybe having some people who have the same or similar gifts around you to learn from. 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Posted April 9, 2018 Group: Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 47 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 51 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/04/2018 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/08/1994 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Thank you I never thought about it that way. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GandalfTheWise Posted April 9, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 24 Topic Count: 40 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,459 Content Per Day: 0.60 Reputation: 2,377 Days Won: 2 Joined: 08/23/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted April 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, Acacia said: Thank you I never thought about it that way. ? May as well make use of the mistakes I learned from to help someone else avoid a few of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Posted April 9, 2018 Group: Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 47 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 51 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/04/2018 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/08/1994 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Yes that is how we grow ? . The scripture is one I have been holding dear to my heart lately. being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. Philippians 1:6-7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden In Him Posted April 10, 2018 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 12 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 449 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 423 Days Won: 1 Joined: 07/21/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/16/1964 Share Posted April 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Acacia said: Yes that is how we grow ? . The scripture is one I have been holding dear to my heart lately. being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. Philippians 1:6-7 That's a good pair of verses. So what gifts are you hoping to "step into," or don't you really have any sense about that just yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Posted April 10, 2018 Group: Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 47 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 51 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/04/2018 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/08/1994 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Whatever God has for me and wants of me. Maybe I am not ready yet. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden In Him Posted April 10, 2018 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 12 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 449 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 423 Days Won: 1 Joined: 07/21/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/16/1964 Share Posted April 10, 2018 44 minutes ago, Acacia said: Whatever God has for me and wants of me. Maybe I am not ready yet. ? Oki Doki. No problems. As a heads up, Acacia, whenever you answer someone on a thread, try and make a habit of clicking the quote button before you post. That way, they will get a notification that you have responded to something they said. I just happened to look back at this thread, but otherwise I wouldn't have known. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Posted April 10, 2018 Group: Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 47 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 51 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/04/2018 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/08/1994 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 24 minutes ago, Hidden In Him said: Oki Doki. No problems. As a heads up, Acacia, whenever you answer someone on a thread, try and make a habit of clicking the quote button before you post. That way, they will get a notification that you have responded to something they said. I just happened to look back at this thread, but otherwise I wouldn't have known. Oh sorry I had a feeling I was doing something like that sorry ☺️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Posted April 10, 2018 Group: Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 47 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 51 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/04/2018 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/08/1994 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Just now, Acacia said: Oh sorry I had a feeling I was doing something like that sorry ☺️ Thank you for the information and kind guidance I’m still figuring out a lot of things ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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