Spiritual Gift FAQ Blog Posts by Title and Date
The following is a list of previous blog posts that answer many of the spiritual gifts frequently asked questions (FAQs). Scroll through the Gifts-Calling-Purpose blog to find these titles and/or dates to read more about common gifts queries:
ADDRESS “SEASONS OF REST” WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE BUT YOU AREN’T DOING AS MUCH.--GIFTS FAQ
OCTOBER 1, 2024
MORE ON GIFT MORPHING AT TIMES?--GIFTS FAQ
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
WILL YOU EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS IN VOCATION/JOB VS. WITHIN THE BODY OF CHRIST/CHURCH?--GIFTS FAQ
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
1 COR. 12:31--WHAT DOES “DESIRING THE GREATER GIFTS” MEAN?--GIFTS FAQ
September 9, 2024
WHAT IF MY GIFTS SORT OF DON’T AVAIL ME TO A SPECIFIC “JOB”? IT SEEMS TO ME MORE LIKE JUST BEING A DECENT PERSON AND FRIEND…--GIFTS FAQ
AUGUST 19, 2024
HOW DO I DISCERN WHICH OPPORTUNITY TO USE MY GIFTS IN?--GIFTS FAQ
AUGUST 12, 2024
SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND DISABILITY—GIFTS FAQ
JULY 29, 2024
HOW DOES PASSION FIT INTO THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS JOURNEY?--GIFTS FAQ
JULY 22, 2024
HOW MANY GIFTS DO I HAVE?--GIFTS FAQ
JULY 15, 2024
WHAT DO I DO WITH GIFTS OF MIRACULOUS POWERS AND TONGUES? GIFTS FAQ
JULY 1, 2024
SPIRITUAL GIFTS FAQS #14
JUNE 7, 2021
Q: Do you have a blank spiritual gifts tracking template we can use, especially logging the date and top 3 gifts each person has at the time they took their s.g. test, and possibly when they retake the test again?
SPIRITUAL GIFTS FAQS #13
MAY 31, 2021
Q 3. "Are there some sort of spiritual gifts 'mentor match' type of groups we can contact and find a mentor that has/had the same spiritual gift as me?"
SPIRITUAL GIFTS FAQS #12
MAY 17, 2021
Q: "Why can all my friends easily see my top gift (exhortation) but my husband can't? Is that normal?"
SPIRITUAL GIFTS FAQS #11
Q: In my assessment results, I had 5 spiritual gifts with the same highest score of 15 points each. If I look at my top 3 gifts with different point levels in the 2nd and 3rd levels, I have a total of 11 gifts due to having the same scores. How do I figure out my top 3 - 5 gifts?
SPIRITUAL GIFTS FAQS #10
MAY 3, 2021
Q: What do I do if I have no idea what my gifts are—and feel like a failure? I once desired the gift of giving—that didn’t pan out like I hoped; I taught Sunday School for a season; and I felt drawn to work with children. None of those worked out for me for one reason or another.
SPIRITUAL GIFTS FAQS #9
APRIL 26, 2021
Q: How do I use my spiritual gifts of Discernment and Prophecy appropriately, especially in the church? It feels like there is less appreciation for or welcoming of these gifts.
SPIRITUAL GIFTS FAQS #8
APRIL 12, 2021
Q: How much are our spiritual gifts shaped by how we expect God to show up, and vice versa? For example, could I have the gift of hospitality because I often see and experience god through fellowship and community? Or is the gift of hospitality given by God so that I can see him in community and fellowship?
SPIRITUAL GIFTS FAQS #7
MARCH 22, 2021
Q: What’s the difference between spiritual gifts and talents?
SPIRITUAL GIFTS FAQ’S #6
MARCH 15, 2021
Q: What’s the difference between spiritual gifts and spiritual disciplines?
SPIRITUAL GIFTS FAQ’S #5
MARCH 8, 2021
Q: What’s the difference between spiritual gifts and fruit of the Spirit?
SPIRITUAL GIFTS FAQ’S #4
MARCH 1, 2021
Q. Where do Scriptures talk about spiritual gifts?
SPIRITUAL GIFTS FAQ’S #3
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Q: What’s love got to do with it?
SPIRITUAL GIFTS FAQ’S #2
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Q: What is the church supposed to be like, according to Scripture?
SPIRITUAL GIFTS FAQ’S #1
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Q: How can I ask for more gifts?
Shirley Giles Davis, author of the God. Gifts. You. Your Unique Calling and Design workbook, Your Unique Design Class Guide, Your Unique Design Facilitator Guide, DIOS. DONES. TÚ.: Tu llamado y diseño único (Spanish Edition), and Gifts-Calling-Purpose blog, is a consultant, coach, facilitator who has worked with hundreds of faith-based organizations, nonprofit agencies, and executive leaders in a diversity of fields for four decades. She currently serves as Catalyst for Equipping at her church.
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