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Then, God showed me this verse. As every man hath received gift, even so minister same one to another, as good stewards of manifold grace of God, I Peter 4:10. And, right there it is, in black and white! You aren't just given a gift. You actually have to receive one and with it comes ability to give it again.
So, that tells me that, in order to have gift of miracles, for example, you would have first had to receive gift of miracles. And, if you have received a miracle, you have gift of miracles ~ whether you know it or not.
Many of us have likely taken Spiritual Gifts Discovery Tests in attempt to determine our Spiritual gifts. But, this is a sure test in which we can 'know' our gifts and is also a measure by which we can determine if we are being good stewards, using those gifts, or not.
So, you just might want to think about it. You could have abilities you haven't yet discovered!
Joyce C. Lock is a published author, poet, and columnist. In addition, she founded and maintains the e-mail ministries "Heavenly Inspirations" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeavenlyInspirations/ and "Share a Smile" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smilesharing/. Joyce's writings encourage us in our relationship with God and each other.