What is your Spiritual Gift.

I have the gift of discernment it seems, I'm very sensitive and can recognize stuff. Only been saved for about 3 years though so it´s early days.

I have two gifts; craftmanship and creative communication.

I've used my creative communication gift, to save my boyfriend's friend from suicide and inspired others to return to church when I talk about Jesus.

My craftsmanship is usually doing choir or decorating the church

The gift of discernment of spirits. I have a close friend who speaks in tongues I wish I had that one some day.

mark kennedy said:

There's a list of them in 1 Cor. 12, all believers are supposed to have one, whats yours?

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When they were passing out "love" ... I thought they said "shove" ...
so I did, and had to go to the back of the line.

My gifts are exhorting[encouraging others]and compassion.I am also a server and love being involved in several different ministries in church.

I asked God for giving me the gift of tongues few days ago and I was praising God last night in a way it sounded like arabic, greek and spanish. And after that I was praying that God would give me the gift of interpretation of tongues. This made me more confident in asking good things from God and I feel more closer with God than ever. God wants us all believers to ask the gifts of the holy spirit. It's God's way to show His love for all believers.

mark kennedy said:

There's a list of them in 1 Cor. 12, all believers are supposed to have one, whats yours?

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THe Gifts listed in 1 COr 12: 8-10 are "TEMPORARY EMPOWERMENTS" which the Holy Spirit burdens individuals with AS NEEDED. the person doesn't "Possess" the 1 Cor 12:8-10 gifts, but is temporarily (at the Holy Spirit's discretion) allowed to manifest them as needed.

I've been burdened now and again with Prophesy, and Interpretation of Tongues, and once unsuccessfully in Gifts of Healings (I chickened out).

In 1 Cor 12:28, there are "Ministry gifts" like pastor teacher - etc. I've been "Called as a Teacher" in the past.

Bob Carabbio said:

THe Gifts listed in 1 COr 12: 8-10 are "TEMPORARY EMPOWERMENTS" which the Holy Spirit burdens individuals with AS NEEDED. the person doesn't "Possess" the 1 Cor 12:8-10 gifts, but is temporarily (at the Holy Spirit's discretion) allowed to manifest them as needed.

I've been burdened now and again with Prophesy, and Interpretation of Tongues, and once unsuccessfully in Gifts of Healings (I chickened out).

In 1 Cor 12:28, there are "Ministry gifts" like pastor teacher - etc. I've been "Called as a Teacher" in the past.

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I agree in the sense that the Pentecostal gifts that came upon those represented as tongues of fire upon the 120 were for the purpose of service to Christ via the Holy Spirit to carry out the work of the Father to further His ministry of reconciliation to Him.

For God’s purpose He can use anyone at anytime, examples which can be seen in Cyrus, for instance. He was old testament called to perform a job for God to further His plan. That wasn’t an indwelling. The Holy Spirit in the OT came upon the prophets.

That’s different than for example the indwelling of the Holy Spirit as the breath of life breathed upon the disciples for their understanding and ability to live the Christian life.

I think that in the new testament times a trust between God and individual must be built up to be called upon at the right time and right place for the HS’s power to service. It brings to mind this scripture:
1 Peter 4
10As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another. 11If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

mark kennedy said:

There's a list of them in 1 Cor. 12, all believers are supposed to have one, whats yours?

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It doesnt feel like a gift because it is embarrassing but I am an empath- 2 notable experiences were once a couple years back at Easter service my church had like 2000 people there and they were playing a movie of the crucifixion and resurrection and I waa not looking at the screen at all but was sitting with my head down and to the side because my eyes were pouring from the love for Jesus in the room. Like a bottle of saline being squeezed pouring from my eyes making a huge puddle. The other time was paying respects to a guy I knew, but not well enough to seriously cry hard for him, but again they started pouring and it was coming from his mother. I felt all her sadness, she had great expectations for this child whose life was troubled and now it was over and her devastation was too much. I can tell when the tears are not my own because my nose doesnt get stopped up. Strangers seek me out and share their devastations with me and I cry their tears. It is weird.

Jaxxi said:

Strangers seek me out and share their devastations with me and I cry their tears. It is weird.

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I can relate to that, Jaxxi. That's happened to me as well.

mkgal1 said:

I can relate to that, Jaxxi. That's happened to me as well.

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It is beautiful but strange that someone would open up with a stranger...

Jaxxi said:

It is beautiful but strange that someone would open up with a stranger...

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I agree. And when it's one on one, I think the person understands that my tears are tears of empathy.

When it's happened at funerals, though, I feel self conscious (concerned others are wondering, "why is she sobbing so much.....she barely knew them").

mkgal1 said:

I agree. And when it's one on one, I think the person understands that my tears are tears of empathy.

When it's happened at funerals, though, I feel self conscious (concerned others are wondering, "why is she sobbing so much.....she barely knew them").

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I do the same thing!! People are like " Are you ok?" I blush and say " Im fine- I am an Empath." One on one I love having the gift because it helps people see God in you. It is Gods love for them that cries through us. I don't think it is feeling their pain, but feeling Gods love for them. When someone we love dies, we are not necessarily crying because we miss them, or feel sorry for ourselves- that crying that comes from your soul and hurts your chest is the ultimate manifestation of pure love displaced. So strange that love makes us cry! Happy, sad, love = tears.

Healing, Prophecy and Discernment of Spirits.
I also know how to do deliverance. My main field of gifting is Spiritual warfare thru all these gifts I have.

I am researching different religions and occult techniques to see how I can help people who have come out of dangerous cults and religions.

I wanna be a help to people who have had a run in with new age and have opened their third eye impulsively.

I like to pray over people who are stressed and anxious and I feel this helps calm them down and release tension in them.

mkgal1 said:

I seem to have only received the "gift" of agitating others.....especially the kind of people that pretend to be going out of their way for others, but have a hidden motive to do so (but it DOES seem to bring out the truth that has been hiding under the surface).

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Me too I feel like I bring people true colors out mostly in the church. I was shocked how evil they were.

I thought I had a gift of prophecy and discernment, still trying to figure out what my gifts are.

Three different churches have said I have the gift of discernment.
I also have the gift of tongues (which I hold that it is not necessary to have to be in salvation or even to be baptised with the Holy Spirit).
My pastor tells me, "You are excellent at relaying scripture you have been reading to people." Not sure what gift this is.
I also believe I have the gift of evangelism as I look for opportunities to share the message of Christ to the people around me. In fact, I consider it my duty to tell people in my life, whether they be neighbors, family, people online, whoever, the message of Christ. I take the great commission seriously.
One person I shared with believed me to be an angel after I ministered to her. I of course, told her I was not in fact a spiritual being but made of the same flesh and blood as she. She wanted to be my disciple much like the way the Apostles and Jesus had disciples. I pointed her towards reading the Bible and Apologetics.
I also tend to be a very encouraging person. My pastor says I am his best cheerleader regarding his sermons.
There is also the matter of miracles. I have experienced several including a toad getting healed miraculously after I accidentally stepped on him.
There was also an instance where a father, because his son drowned, committed suicide. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. One other person and myself prayed for him. I prayed that God would breath life into that situation. He is not dead as far as I know.

But of all these gifts, I thank God the most that He has given me a soft heart for the needy.

True Counterphobia said:

But of all these gifts, I thank God the most that He has given me a soft heart for the needy.

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Can you pray that my family will find a nice house good enough for everyone in my house.

Godsangel89 said:

Can you pray that my family will find a nice house good enough for everyone in my house.

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Of course! But I think people need to have faith in their own ability to pray to the Father as well.

I surely would not want your family members to be homeless. I have never been homeless myself, but I know it's totally possibly I could very well be on the street without God's grace on my life.

The important thing to understand is that even in poverty, God provides for His children and gives them just as much as they need.

My testimony is somewhat based on these verses. I hope they find you well.

Matthew 7:7-11 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets."