Seventieth message from Paul's letter to the Romans.
Romans 12:3-8
Finding Your Spiritual Gift
1. Present yourself a living sacrifice without reservation or hesitation.
2. Accept and believe that you are gifted, because God’s Word says so.
3. Pray for wisdom from the Lord.
4. Search the Scriptures with an open heart and mind while you are seeking.
5. Seek nothing for your personal enhancement.
6. Examine your true heart's desires.
7. Secretly watch for confirmation from others and from the Lord. If after a while everybody keeps telling you that's not your gift, believe them. You’ve made a mistake.
8. Look for the spiritual blessing of God, when you use the gift with the right motive.
9. Serve with your whole heart. Serve with your whole heart because you're never going to know the fullness of your gift unless you're totally abandoned to its use.
10. When you think you begin to see what it is, go for it. Use it. Serve. In other words, cultivate the gift and work on it as it begins to become obvious to you.