[1 Corinthians 7:7 KJV] “For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.“
There are many types of gifts which God gives and comes together to help a man fulfill his assignment:
- The gift of God which is eternal life (See Romans 6:23)
- Spiritual gifts (See 1 Corinthians 13:)
- Manifold graces (See 1 Peter 4:10);
- Acquired skills (See Proverbs 18:16);
- A bribe or tips
- These are examples of gifts that comes together to help you live and excel.
It is important to remind ourselves that when it comes to the manifold graces of God, every man has his proper gift. Some people can remain unmarried and still not sleep around, others can’t! Some can fast and abstain from sex without any troubles, others can’t! We are not the same, so man, know yourself!
So if you want to excel in life, you must;
- Discover and be content with your proper gift or grace
- Acknowledge your proper gift and grace
- Stir up the gifts in you which you recieved, and;
- Serve with your proper gift
You must discover and be content with what you have in your hands
Accept that you have your proper grace, which differs from others’.
“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ” (Ephesians 4:4-7 KJV)
[Romans 12:3-8 KJV] “For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”
“For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.”
“Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.“
You must acknowledge the gifts in you; don’t neglect the gifts and graces in your.
[1 Timothy 4:13-15 KJV] “Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.“
Everyone of us must stir up the gifts given us.
The grace on your parents could be in you; just master courage and stir it up through fasting and prayer.
[2 Timothy 1:5-6 KJV] “when I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.“
Everyone of us must strive to serve one another with the grace and gifts given him.
As every man has recieved the grace, let him serve.
[1 Peter 4:10-11 KJV] “As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.“
Stay blessed
