I never
heard of such a thing as a spiritual gifts analysis test prior to me taking my
first one in 2002 @ church. Since then I learned that it is prudent to take the
test again periodically to see if there is a shift in your dominant spiritual
gifts. Meaning not that the gifts go away but other gifts may be more
pronounced in that season of your life then the last season. So, I share with
you today the test results throughout the years. Are you curious to know the
results?
2002 and a few years later (I do
not have that result dated for some reason) were tests that you actually went
into the church and the test was administered right there. The church then sent
it off to be evaluated if I am not mistaken. Since then it was shared with me
you can now do them free of charge online. They do advise you to not over think
the 125 questions presented to you but to just go with your first instinct answer
to each question. I think all these tests stem from the C. Peter Wagner
ministry is what it looks like to me.
2002: Dominant:
prophecy/wisdom/knowledge/interpretation
Subordinate: faith/tongues/exorcism (which is deliverance)
A few years later: it only lists as
spiritual gifts this time: faith/intercession/knowledge/prophecy/healing
Now, the next 2 results will be in
a different format for this is when the test was administered via the website
buildingchurch.net gifted2serve
2013:
#1 deliverance/healing
2 discerning of spirits
3 evangelism/faith/prophecy
4 intercession
5 miracles/tongues
6
exhortation/giving/shepherd
7 knowledge
8 leadership/mercy/wisdom
9 interpretation of tongues
10
administration/apostle/hospitality/teaching
11 missionary
12 service
13 helps
very low score is voluntary
poverty
2019:
#1 deliverance
2
evangelism/faith/giving/tongues
3 discerning of
spirits/knowledge/miracles
4 interpretation of
tongues/prophecy
5 healing/intercession
6
administration/mercy/wisdom
7 missionary
8
apostle/exhortation/leadership/shepherd
9 helps/hospitality/service
10 teaching
very low score voluntary poverty
Thank you, Church on the North Coast and Pastors Louis & Tina Kayatin, for teaching the word of God. You also were a strong influence in the training up of my ministry gifts that were inside me all along. It was sitting under your ministry that I actually began to learn about my place and calling within the church. I learned pretty challenging lessons at times that caused me to grow into the Christian woman that I am today. It was Pastor Troy that encouraged me to start sharing my Holy Spirit experiences via a blog. I did not know much about setting up a blog, but I did, and I still continue to share my Holy Spirit journey's this very day. I sat under classes with Minister Clara, evangelism explosion for youth with Brother Mitch & Sister Janice, deliverance ministry with Brother Jim, training in the prophetic with brother Larry, also the choir for a season under Pastor Lee & Minister James. I also sat under training with Minister Ron, Minister Brian, Minister Pete and Minister Ernie also. I even sat in on a few classes taught from Lester Sumrall curriculum that was via watching Lester Sumrall teach via videos if I am not mistaken. I thank you for all the timely guest preachers that came to the church to preach also. I hope I did not leave anyone else out as a thank you to them, if so, please accept my apology. Oh wait, then there was Sam and his wife that ran the bookstore at church. I was just a Catholic raised woman that would come into the bookstore with my Catholic bible. They never insulted me reading that bible and when the timing was right, they were the very couple that guided me to get a NKJ bible and that is exactly what I did. I really ran that bible down and the pages actually began to fall apart so that is the one bible I did discard. It literally was falling apart but Holy Spirit knows the valuable lessons I learned while reading that very bible doesn’t, He? Sister Norma took me under her motherly wings for a season in my life and she invited me to sit with her and her family at church, they actually sat behind the Pastors family in church. Oh, my how could I forget Minister Greg & Bobbie that is where I was privileged to work "Trip to Hell" each year they put this on in the season just before Halloween. I was ever so blessed to be able to volunteer and work in the ministry section. I was able to share Jesus with the people that went through the experience and had the honor to lead them to Jesus. Way back then I was seeing teenagers that were doing "cutting" back then. If you were prayed up and fasted also it seemed as though Holy Spirit just brought the harvest right to you as you were willing to volunteer to share the Gospel with the people that went through the "Trip To Hell" experience. Many people throughout the years came to this annual event and many souls were saved also. To God be the Glory. One more acknowledgement goes to Sister Patty and Pastor Tina when volunteering with the inner-city camp ministry in the Summer. I loved when I would be scheduled to volunteer as a greeter at church. I had the awesome pleasure and honor to greet God's family and even those that would soon become a member of His family when they gave their heart to Jesus at that very Sunday service. If I recollect, I may have volunteered to help clean when there was a camp meeting, I do remember cleaning the bathrooms. I also volunteered on church workdays outside on the church campus. I even did a cross walk or two with the church in surrounding communities. Can you see why I am most thankful? Many opportunities for growth and blessing at this very church.
In all of this reviewing of my
spiritual gifts I am seeing that I know I am called to deliverance ministry.
There is no greater pleasure for me as when I see people set free from bondage
and at times a prophetic word of encouragement flows to the very person I am
ministering to. I need to get back into this ministry. I have not found a
deliverance ministry in which I was trained up under like that in the area in
which I reside currently. I was trained in deliverance ministry under Dr.'s
Claire & Paul Hollis of Warfare Plus Ministry. I can only describe it as
this...…. when I am operating in deliverance ministry, I truly come alive. I
only see the background paperwork on the person I am assigned to just minutes
before the ministry begins. Holy Spirit gives such divine insight as you are ministering,
and words of knowledge/wisdom just flow along with words of exhortation and
even prophetic words flow in the midst of this freeing ministry. I can attest
to the fact that many times I saw a certain expression on the person's face as
they began the ministry and how it changed at the close of the ministry (for
the good that is.)
Wow my heart is truly filled with
thanksgiving today, is yours? Sometimes it is good to take time out of your
busy schedule to thank those that are a blessing to you. One more portion to
add to this writing is I have been listening the entire time as I am being
inspired by Holy Spirit to James W. Goll singing, "What a Wonderful
World" for it is set on repeat. Yesterday 2/8/2019 I shared several blog
entries with you and I also listened to the same song set on repeat.
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