I’m not sure I completely agree with using this sort of things…
How reliable are they in identifying your spiritual gifts?
Aren’t these somewhat spammy? I wouldn’t dare to click on one.
I checked them first… it is a serious question. If you don’t want to click, you don’t have to… but the question remains… what are your spiritual gift(s)?
I have a couple, but I think my most unusual is playing the tambourine.
Hear me out.
I play with the Worship Team, but I never rehearse with them. I just play; and I don’t play just keeping a beat. I had one gentleman tell me that I play it “like a real instrument”. The most unusual thing is that I will play with the Worship Team a brand-new song that I’d never heard before, and STILL play exactly what our Music Pastor likes. That is definitely a God thing.
What spiritual gift would that be exactly?
The issue with quizzes, online or in booklet form (once very popular as church study group material) is bias. You may want a gift so badly, you may manipulate answers to get the result you want. These test are impossible to get an accurate answer.
I having a talent for teaching, but I do not claim that is a spiritual gift.
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You may want a gift so badly, you may manipulate answers to get the result you want.
My pastor says that a lot.
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I took the 2nd survey. My top 3 gifts ended up being
- Evangelism -16
- Teaching - 16
- Exhortation - 13
Administration was also a 13. Prophecy was 12, Shepherding was 10, Serving was 9, Giving was 7, and Mercy, I embarrassed to admit, was 0.
That last survey didn’t feel right; for some reason it gave me the creeps. And that’s coming from a guy who tries his hardest to not live by his feelings/emotions. Is there anybody else out there who felt weird about the last survey on the list? I’d hate to be the only one.
It wanted name & email. That mean junk mail trying to sell stuff.
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Yeah, there’s that too. But there’s also something about the questions that felt weird. They didn’t sound weird, they just felt weird. I don’t trust it. I don’t think I have the gift of discernment; I always have to ask God to open my eyes. And I haven’t done that yet.
My pastor said that maybe instead of the individual taking the survey, the friends, family members, coworkers, etc. should fill in the survey for you. I bet that’d be more accurate. 
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