STIR UP THE GIFT WITHIN YOU

DO NOT NEGLECT THE GIFT THAT IS WITHIN YOU

(1Tim.4:14)

word of wisdom

word of knowledge

faith
gifts of healing

working of miracles
working of prophecy

discerning of spirits

divers of tongues

interpretation of tongues

meekness

temperance

these are the gifts of the spirit found in 1Cor.12:8-10 for the gifts to manifest we must bare fruit:

love

joy

peace

long suffering

gentleness

goodness

faith

meekness

temperance

Gal.5:22

1Tim.1:6 reminds us to stir up the gift which is within us, are the gifts within you stirred up or are they waiting to be opened, have they been opened & set aside,whether it's cooking a meal for someone, a hospital/Nursing Home visit,buying or making someone that "just because" gift & the list can go on & on, did you know that simply taking a friend to lunch is a gift as you bring joy & laughter which is good medicine for their soul, your goodness & gentleness lets faith arise in them

2Peter 3:1 says

stir up your mind by the way of remembrance

have you forgotten what all you are capable of to bless others, have some of those gifts been locked away & no longer baring fruit, life as we live it can be hard & can sometimes get in the way of things we need to do,things we want to do, things that we love to do, things that we are called to do

fill in the blanks on these thoughts:

I need t0_______________

I want to_______________

I love to________________

I am called to_____________

seek the Lord with all your heart

Stir up the gift within you

stir up your mind by way of remembrance