11. Is drawn to others with the gift of compassion.
12. Loves to do thoughtful things for others.
13. Is trusting and trustworthy.
14. Avoids conflicts and confrontations.
15. Doesn’t like to be rushed in a job or activity.
16. Is typically cheerful and joyful.
17. Is ruled by the heart rather than their head.
18. Rejoices to see others blessed and grieves to see others hurt.
19. Is a crusader for good causes.
20. Intercedes for the hurts and problems of others.
The challenge for these today is to not only find the attributes but to also identify why no one person in the book of Ruth displays all the attributes.
Isn't that interesting? Why do you think that is?
This exercise is to show you that all of us have a healthy portion of the gift of Mercy and not one of us displays Mercy in the same way. John writes that God is Love. Therefore, when the Holy Spirit resides within us, we are molded and melded into the Holy Spirit becoming alive Spiritually. Since God is love, and we are one with God (in answer to Jesus' prayer in John 17), every Christian has this gift in abundance. All the other gifts temper this one. If we had nothing but Mercy, then we would be easily tossed about because thinking with the heart and not with the brain is dangerous, indeed.
Now, go back and read 1 Corinthians 13 again. Read it with all twenty attributes of the gift of Mercy in mind. God has given us the gift of Mercy so that His work will be done with the right heart attitude and the right motive. When we have the right heart attitude and the right motives, our works are like precious jewels, gold and silver: righteous acts. Those righteous acts will be our Bright White Bridal Gown!
Never = 0
Seldom = 1
Sometimes = 2
Usually = 3
Mostly = 4
Always = 5
Total _______________
Continue the Study...
2 comments:
Gina, I'm forever amazed at the depth of your study on spiritual/motivational gifts. Do I see a book coming soon?
Forgive me for visiting in lurker mode for the last few weeks (I didn’t want you to catch what I’ve got).
BTW – was that an engagement ring? Be careful whom you sit with in church.
Wow, Congratulations!
WooHoo, David! Yepper, I'm engaged! I'm just thrilled to pieces about it, too.
No book is forth coming. I did this workbook with the permission of the authors of a book called "Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts" by Don and Katy Fortune. In one of the earlier posts, there is a link to where you can buy it. I also included much of Charles Stanley's sermons on the subject. I have since found out that those sermons are on his website which I also put a link to on earlier posts. I'll dig them out and put them on the last post of this series.
BTW... I am so glad you are feeling better!
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