Understanding "who" we are helps explain "whose" we are! Some people constantly examine who they are by comparing themselves to others. However, God wants us to learn how to set the focus of our hearts on Him. We should constantly examine ourselves in order to sharpen our focus on His will and way for our lives. Through the study of His Word and prayer, we also can learn why we feel, think, and act the way we do.

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Many people want to avoid self-assessment and discovery, but I believe that if we keep our eyes set on Christ and what He has to say about us in His Word, then both of these will lead to obedience and a deeper walk with Him. There is no way to avoid spiritual growth—especially when we are struggling with a certain problem or weakness and we make an effort to seek God’s way through the difficulty. He answers prayer and He knows the desires of our hearts.

The path of every search must pass beyond ourselves toward knowing God better. (Philippians 3:10) This study is to simply understand our motivations, while maturing us into effective servants of Christ. Before we begin, I want to say that I realize that a problem can arise with this type of study, especially if we have never focused on spiritual gifts. Gaining an overview of the different lists of spiritual gifts can help us learn how Bible scholars identify the many different gifts. Many Christians often ask, "Which spiritual gift list should I use?" I’ve found that the shorter list in Romans 12 may be easier to teach, but not inclusive. Others think we should focus on more gifts. I like the “Nine Gifts List” from Romans 12 and Ephesians 4.

I realize that Saddleback, Willow Creek, and many other churches recognize the"Twenty-three Gifts List." They probably want to be more open and allow for the manifestation gifts in 1 Corinthians 12 in order not to offend charismatic believers. Interestingly, the Alabama District of the Assemblies of God asked me to create a profile using the 23 spiritual gifts combined with the 4 DISC personality types. At the time, I had only published the 7, 9, and 16 combination profiles, but not one based on the 23 gifts. I explained to them that the reason I had not published a profile with the 23 gifts was because it is very difficult to deal with the charismatic gifts of tongues, interpretation of tongues, healing, and miracles from a practical perspective. It is harder to place those gifts into specific ministries.

There are many Christians who believe or don’t believe that the charismatic gifts of tongues, interpretation of tongues, healing, and miracles are in operation in this day and age. Many would question where to place someone with these specific gifts in the ministries of the church.

I don’t want to deal with the charismatic controversy. Instead, I want to be more practical than theological because every church has its own biblical convictions about spiritual gifts. I want to create simple assessments that would bless any church desiring to have its members involved in the ministries of their churches without getting argumentative. Therefore, I approach the subject of spiritual gifts from the “KISS” perspective — "Keep It Simple, Saints!"

The main purpose of these articles is not to settle any theological debates, but to help believers get involved in their churches for God’s glory and their personal blessing. The next article contains four of the most popular spiritual gifts lists. We strongly recommend that you go to your minister or church leaders and ask which gifts list they recommend.

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