Pr. Nick preached about crises of faith as we dive deeper into discovering and living out our spiritual gifts. 

"For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands" -2 Timothy 1:6

Paul reminds us to fan into flame the gift - specifically God has gifted each one of us with a gift or gifts that are intended to be used to serve one another and for his purposes. 

In a crisis of faith we are told to feed the fire of our faith by using our gift. The picture here is stoking the fire…like oxygen to the heat. 

When we are humbled and weak, so often it is in this state we are more affective and more reliant on God and therefore our weakness is made strong by the power o f God within us. 

God does not scare you into submission. A trial is not a test in which God is causing anxiety and apprehension so as to manipulate you to do what He commands you to do…

Rather the Spirit leads…

…By faith to  exercise our gift by the power of Him at work in us

…By faith God leads us to exercise our gift by a spirit of love

…By faith God leads us to exercise our gift with discipline

Our hope is not in our strength, it's in His and this is why we proclaim Jesus as Lord and Savior of all.

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