July 27, 2022

Romans 12: 6 (NIV)

We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. 

An ungifted Christian does not exist, though some gifts may be dormant through lack of use.*

I know people whose gifts are obvious. My husband was blessed with the gift of leadership. My minister is a gifted preacher. I have some friends who have the gift of service. When it comes to identifying my own gifts, I have struggled. In this verse, Paul assures us that we have gifts – even if they aren’t all the same. He goes on to list examples of some gifts and how to use them well.

We could easily allow ourselves to feel inadequate in comparison to those whose giftedness is easier to define. It almost happened to me recently when I heard someone share his witnessing experience. I thought, “I could never do that. I don’t have the big extrovert personality that he does and people don’t react to me the same way they do to him.” God spoke to my insecurity so clearly that I had to write it down and share it with you. “No,” he said, “you don’t have the personality to speak up like he does, but everyone has the personality to do something.”

How about you? Do you know what your gifts are? Do you think you don’t have any? I would suggest that we must choose to serve God according to the grace given us even if we can’t put a label on our gifts. Not knowing what to call it is not a pass to do nothing.

Jumping in and doing something is far better than sitting on the sidelines analyzing a questionnaire.*