There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit
To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit
for the common good.
1 Corinthians 12:1,4,7
People are shocked and amazed. They constantly tell me, "I don't know how you do it. I don't know how you remember everybody's name."
But here's the shocking part: "I am actually lousy at remembering names!"
It's been that way all my life. If I meet someone at Robbie's football practice, for example, I won't remember it for two seconds! But something amazing happened my first Sunday in my first church. Names and families were suddenly woven into my heart and mind like a tapestry.
That's not me. That's God! It's a spiritual gift, breathed by the Spirit, for upbuilding of the church.
Our spiritual gifts do not necessarily match our abilities in the world. Imagine a person's who's least likely professional job would be to teach. Their brain, for example, may not remember one fact well enough to convey it to a third-grader. But teaching about God and faith is about much more conveying information. St. Peter put it this way, "always be ready ... give an account for the hope that is in you ... with gentleness and reverence." The best Christian teachers are those who love the Lord and love his children and are willing to tell of the hope, joy, and faith within them."
What is the gift that comes more naturally to you in the church than in the world?
In Christ's Love,
a guy that can't remember
his own name some mornings
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