17/06/2015
Do not base your identity in spiritual gifts
Our identity in God is derived from the fact that He is our Father and we are His sons and daughters. We did not earn this relationship. His grace brought us into this wonderful place where we are children of the Most High. This is our identity. Our gifts and ministries are just tools to fulfill responsibilities entrusted to us by our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Our value is based on what God has done for us in adopting us into His family.This has once for all defined our eternal value. Our value in God is not defined by the gifts we manifest or the ministries we perform. Spiritual gifts help us fulfill our function. We must understand the difference between our value and our function.
If who you are, how you feel about yourself is wrapped around the gifts that manifest through your life, you are basing your identity on spiritual gifts and this is the wrong place to be in. Also, if you must have other people hear about the gifts operating through your life, then you are basing your identity on your gift. This is a sign of insecurity and misplaced identity.
