Today I had a cup of coffee and nice conversation with a fellow Christian who is discerning her spiritual gifts and where that might take her professionally and personally. It was nice. God orchestrated a meeting for me with someone I did not know very well who has some of the same personality characteristics and life experiences that I have had. As a wise person once told me, there are no coincidences.
It has also been affirming because through this conversation and others, I have found that people are applying the messages preached in Nativity's current message series, YOU. Last week, we heard about spiritual gifts, and I continue to think about that message and the scripture passages that give us insight to the spiritual gifts we receive at baptism.
I'm still not clear on it all, and I'll never be. The key for me is to be okay with not fully understanding it. By the buzz at Nativity surrounding spiritual gifts, many others are okay with not fully understanding spiritual gifts either and are open to what God has gifted them with and using those gifts for God.
Pretty cool.
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