I think the thing we most often forget is that everything we have been given by God is not actually for us but to be used through us. We are given spiritual gifts for the kingdom. These gifts given by God are for us to use and excel in them. I look at them as planting seeds for the kingdom of God to grow. These gifts are to build up the one in front of us. We are the church, not the building that houses us. Each has different giftings that are uniquely crafted for us. When we find and use these gifts, they produce a power to build us up and allow the Lord’s assignments to be carried out. Our obedience in walking out our calling reflects and magnifies our King. This is part of the kingdom’s dynamics.
We receive these gifts when we accept Jesus Christ the Savior of the world. For some, they begin to walk in them immediately while for others it takes time to find them, get to know them, and learn to use them. We are all different and God has a specified time for when they will come into operation Our timing is not God’s timing. He lives outside of time. When we choose Jesus, we are adopted into the family of God. God gives us these inherited gifts to walk out our callings as Sons and Daughters of the Lord. We are not called to hide our gifts, nor be proud of them and boast in them but we are called to use them for the good of all people by lifting, encouraging, and exhorting those on our journey.
We have been tasked to help the Father gather the harvest of people on the earth. He will leave no sheep behind and we have been called to carry on what Jesus started here. We are modern-day disciples carrying and releasing the word and spirit of God within us while mirror-imaging the Son of God. God has blessed us to carry these gifts that manifest through the Holy Spirit bringing people to the Father through Jesus. We are called to give hope, instill belief, and create a deeper faith. When we operate in the gifts of the Spirit, oftentimes we realize that the one in front of us makes an impact in our own life. These gifts produce agape love. This kind of love only comes from God. It is an unconditional love that flows through our being spiritually and touches the one in front of us.
God loves us so much that He purposed these gifts within us to reflect Him and to show the world who He is. These gifts are irrevocable. Part of finding our destiny is to find our gifts and learn to use them for the glory of the Lord. As we mature in our giftings, the love from within us hungers for more. The feeling it produces fills us and can’t be replaced by anything in the world. It’s the love of God and when we love the one in front of us it creates a desire in our heart for more. What Gifts of the Spirit has God given you?
God is delighted with our desires when we are walking in His ways. Psalm 37:4