We are called to love God and serve others, but many people don’t know where to begin to find out what they’re good at. We tend to discount our abilities believing that God can’t use us; ministry is for the one who received a special calling from God. But we can do various ministries with a certain ease and effectiveness if we would only discover our spiritual gift and seek to actively employ it in service to the Christ.
Besides these suggestion below, make sure to discover your spiritual gifts by using this free online spiritual gifts inventory:
Quotes:
Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive. — Gil Bailie
There is nothing with which every person is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much they are capable of doing and becoming. — Soren Kierkegaard
Top 10 Ways to Activate Your Gifts:
- Consider classes or seminars to develop your natural gifts.
- Take a spiritual gifts inventory to discover your strengths.
- Ask your friends and close family members what gifts they see in you.
- Tell God you eagerly desire your gift (1 Corinthians 14:1) and see what He does.
- Talk to your pastor about outlets for your gift.
- Experiment with your spiritual gifts in a small group.
- Spend time with someone who is spiritually mature in the areas of your giftedness.
- Read a book on spiritual gifts, or use the online inventory.
- Go to conferences and learn more about giftedness.
- Look for practical ways to use spiritual gifts in your school or workplace.