Try this test again in a few years time to see if your gifting has changed. God hasn't put you in a box with labels all over it. You can change!

All Christians have motivational gifts. If you still have not found yours, don't give up.

Dedication must come before gifting. In Romans 12: 1-2, you are urged to present yourself to the Lord, then you will know the Lord's will about your gifts. So give yourself fully to Jesus by accepting him as your Lord and Saviour before you try to find your gifts.

This is your self evaluation, so it is not the final word on your gifting. You need the results of using your gift and the encouragement of other members of the body of Christ to confirm your gift.

Do not expect to score highly in all gifts. It is likely you will be strongest in one area, with lesser gifting in the other areas.

As you gain spiritual maturity and experience, your scoring may change because your gifting can grow as you know the Lord's will for yourself better.

There is no pass or fail. The level of scoring does not compare with anyone else.

The level of scoring does not reflect level of skill, as this requires training and experience as well as gifting.

Use your gifts, and they will grow to become skills as well as gifts. If you don't use them they will atrophy. Remember Paul's warning to Timothy, "I remind you to keep alive the gift that God gave you when I laid hands on you." [1 Timothy 1:6]

Take time to thank God for his gifts for you.

Try out the test on all the members of your family, or your study or fellowship group, to help you understand each other better and relate better to each other. See if you can work out the strongest gifting in your group.

Acknowledgments

Fortune, Don & Katie, `Discover Your God-Given Gifts', Fleming H. Revell, 1987.

Gothard, Bill, `How to Understand Spiritual Gifts', Institute in Basic Life Principles, 1986.

Naden, Roy et al, `The Spiritual Gifts Manual', Institute of Church Ministry (SDA), 1982.

Wagner, Peter, `Your Spiritual Gifts Can Help Your Church Grow', Regal Books, 1979.

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