Three Spiritual Gifts

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Knowing and Applying My Top Three Spiritual Gifts After taking the Spiritual Gifts Test twice, my results were relatively the same both times. The first time, the top three were faith, mercy, and teaching. The second, time the top three were faith, mercy, and pastoring. I completely own faith and mercy. However, teaching and pastoring, especially pastoring, I am not sure how I feel about. Faith, oh yes, I have faith abundantly. I have faith that what was prophesied over me will be fulfilled. I have faith that my children will all be brought back into the flock. I have faith that the Lord will be right beside me during all of this schooling, of which He called me too. I have faith that when it is time to go to Columbia for ministry, He will open and close all of the right door. I have faith that when it is time, we will be able to sell our home and pay off all the student loans. The Lord told me that when it was time to go that He would supernaturally provide for me and I am standing on faith that it will be fulfilled. Faith is easy for me. It just comes naturally. …show more content…

I have such compassion for hurting people, whether it is physical, emotional, or spiritual, my heart is overwhelmed with a desire to help. God’s love for me is unconditional and to love others unconditionally is not always the easiest thing to do. However, all I have to do is remember I John 4:19, “We love because He has first loved us”. I do not sympathize for people, which means to “feel sorry for someone who is in a bad situation” (Merriam-Webster, 2015). I prefer to show empathy instead. Empathy is “the feeling that you understand and share another person’s experiences and emotions: the ability to share someone else’s feelings” (Merriam-Webster, 2015). I have been able to help several of God’s people through crisis, simply because the Lord helped me through similar situations. God is so good and mercy is

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