Every believer has a spiritual gift from the Holy Spirit. Three signs reveal what yours is: a genuine desire for it, recognition from others around you, and the gift actually working when you use it, whether that's prophecy, miracles, or faith.
The Holy Spirit has given each believer a spiritual gift. 1 Corinthians 12:7 says, a spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. Even if you have difficulty believing it, it's still true. You've been given a spiritual gift. God's Word says so. Yet many believers still doubt that simply because they've yet to discover their spiritual gift. Here's what to look for. Number 1, desire. 1 Corinthians 14:1, let love be your highest goal, but you should also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives. There is nothing wrong with desiring a spiritual gift. Paul the Apostle encouraged believers to desire the spiritual gifts. Your desire for a particular gift could be a sign that God has given you that gift. If you have a desire for a spiritual gift, who was it, do you think, that put that desire there? The enemy? Why would he give you a desire to become helpful to the church? Was it your flesh? Since when does your flesh want anything to do with God? Sure, the flesh might give you impure motives for operating in the gifts, But the desire itself, the pure longing to help a believer in certain areas, couldn't possibly be from your flesh. Number 2, recognition. If you truly have a spiritual gift, you don't have to announce it. It just shows. It makes room for you. It creates ministry opportunities naturally. A sign that you have a spiritual gift is that others notice the gift on your life. Now, this of course doesn't mean that others need to acknowledge a gift on you In order for you to have it. It just means that what other believers see on you can help you to discover your spiritual gift. Finally, number 3, function. 1 Corinthians 12:4, there are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. Now, this might be the most obvious, but it's also the clearest sign that you have a gift. You know you have a gift if you sense or see that gift in operation. Now, again, This might seem obvious, but you'd be amazed at how many Christians take for granted the gifts operating in their own lives. Where they might just think they're really good at reading people, there could be a gift of prophecy. Where they might imagine that they just have favor, there could be a gift of miracles. Where they see only a positive attitude, there could be a gift of faith. Pay close attention to how God might be working in your life already, and you may see a spiritual gift, a gift that's been hidden all along.
