Gifts and Talents.

1 Corinthians 12:4-12
4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, 10to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.
12 The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.

Today is my 600th blog post! I've been writing these for over two years now. It's been an incredible experience thus far, and I don't think God is done using me here yet. Thank you God for giving me strength. Blog readers, please keep reading!

That brings me to a fairly important topic today. I talked about money earlier this week. It's highly significant that we realize that every penny, nickle, and dime we have is a gift from God. If we don't spend it wisely or we forget that God is our provider, our greed can turn our spiritual life upside down.

God has blessed YOU for a specific reason: to bless others. Whether it's throwing more money into the offering plate, or speaking from the church pulpit, the body of Christ needs you to fulfill its unity and wholeness. When you use your spiritual gifts, you build up others in a life filled with faith.

Maybe you're blessed with time as opposed to money. That's great because God didn't give you the same blessings as our friends and neighbors or else that would be monotonous. Not everyone is the ear or the eye. How can you use your free time to serve others? What talents do you have to offer in a loving manner to the body of Christ?

Finally, I want to mention that if you don't know your spiritual gifts, there are tons of resources that can evaluate you. Just go to google.com and type in "spiritual gifts test"

Find your gifts if you haven't already and use them "Until The Whole World Hears." Today's song is by Casting Crowns.



"God doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies the called." ~Unknown