The difference between spiritual gifts and natural talents is very obvious. Spiritual gifts are given only to those who are saved, while natural talents are received by those who are not saved as well. The one similarity is both are blessings from God.
In the many years before I was a Christian, I used to hear believers talk about their “spiritual gifts”. They would describe their ability to sing or teach or perform a certain task, and for the life of me, these abilities merely sounded like “natural talents”. I came to the con...
We should spend less time ranking children and more time helping them to identify their natural competencies and gifts and cultivate these. There are hundreds and hundreds of ways to succeed and many, many different abilities that will help you get there. —Howard Gardner 131 Lust And Love Dif...
Many of us are confused in what we can offer because we do not recognize who we are and what gifts lie within. The process of making the decision to look outside yourself is a part of your spiritual journey. The realization that there is more than the Ego, the Me, and what I can ...
Reflects a balance between fate and free will in Western philosophies. Destiny allowed for her talents to align with the opportunities that arose. 8 Kismet Associated with a philosophical acceptance of what fate offers, without resistance. He accepted the turn of events as kismet, believing it was...
Would I still have my character, my relationship with God and with my family and friends? This has helped me when I’m faced with the choice of where to invest my time. Because people are the only thing that will matter in the long-term, I’m choosing to invest in them in the...
and love vs. hate.The spiritual war we are in the midst of is only played out in the culture we are living in; therefore we see the clash in politics, education, the media, and the rest of society.Our weapons are not weapons the world fights with, they fight with curses, propaganda...
One is not born able to speak a language. One is born able to make a noise. I have heard babies cry in America and in China. I can’t tell any difference. But when I hear someone from America speak English and hear someone speak Chinese, I can tell you there are a lot of diffe...
It is essential for believers to be aware of the differences between the fruit of the Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit. Although both are expressions of the Spirit, they are in different categories of spiritual blessing.