Note: As we make mistakes, God's grace and mercy is provided to allow us to keep trying until overcome the obstacle.
I believe the motivation gifts are determined when God wrote about us.
Psalm 139:13-16 For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;
16 Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them.
Romans 12:6-8 Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; 7 if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; 8 or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
Review of each gift:
Prophecy - in proportion to your faith (a person is often considered a perceiver/seer)
- Flesh Attributes - person speaks their mind quickly (often without thinking first)
-- sees things black and white
-- has strong opinions
-- can be very demanding
-- typically strong willed
-- not flexible and can be domineering
- Spirit Attributes
-- committed
-- bold
-- perseveres
-- does not back up under pressure
-- discerner
-- problem solver
Service
- Flesh Attributes
-- easily frustrated with others; nobody does enough to suit/satisfy them
- Spirit Attributes
-- hospitable
-- generous
-- caring
-- always available for use
Teaching
- Flesh Attributes
-- very impatient
-- fairly disrespectful
-- can be condescending
- Spirit Attributes
-- very secure
-- thorough
-- dependable
-- diligent
-- methodical
-- always wants to teach something
-- at the dining table, wants to teach an object lesson to anyone who will listen
Exhortation
- Flesh Attributes
-- impulsive
-- presumptuous
- Spirit Attributes
-- enthusiastic
-- happy
-- encourages others
-- pats people on the back, brags about others
-- always sees the good, if not good, it "will be" good
Giver
- Flesh Attributes
-- buys friends
-- very wasteful
-- spends unwisely
-- very extravagant
- Spirit Attributes
-- benevolent
-- looks for ways to give
-- looks for ways to invest in lives of others
-- grateful for the blessings they have
Leader/Administrator
- Flesh Attributes
-- dictator
-- bossy
-- takes over tasks, projects, etc
-- can't follow anybody
- Spirit Attributes
-- responsible
-- sees ahead
-- determined
-- organized
Mercy
- Flesh Attributes
-- unbelievable indecisive
-- easily gets their feelings hurt
-- does not have a lot of drive
-- sees other people as hard
- Spirit Attributes
-- very compassionate
-- gentle
-- meek
-- forgives easily
-- cries a lot
-- will hold the hand of someone in need
Motivational Gift Example:
After a dinner, the host gets up, goes to the kitchen and gets a cake that has been beautifully decorated. Hours were spend on making the perfect desert. The host entered the dining room and trips. The host begins to falls, drops the cake. The cake hits the floor and the host lands on the cake.
At this very moment, as if lightning were to strike, what is our initial reaction? Referencing the gifts outlined above:
Prophet - will say, why were you not looking where you were going? the prophet always wants to be correct and try to point out the obvious
Service - won't say anything but will grab a web rag, towel, and immediately start cleaning up the mess
Teacher - will say, yep...right there, I see it....that threshold board is coming loose. What we need to do is fix that so nobody else will fall. If that was fixed earlier, this would not have happened
Exhorter - will say, don't worry about anything here. that was an old plate the cake was on. You needed a new one anyway....there is no problem. We should've gotten up and got our own desert, or they would say...we ate too much! we didn't need desert anyway
Giver - jumps up and runs out the door...yelling, I will be right back! they are off to get another cake. They will make something happen by contributing to solve the problem
Mercy - falls out of the chair and hugs the host and shares in the brokenness of the mishap
Most often what happens is the administrator/leader is made at the mercy gift. The mercy gift is mad at the administrator/leader. The service gift is mad at the teach gift.
Everyone is mad at others not in their gift.
When all 7 gifts come together, the need can be met.
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