HOW TO KNOW YOUR GIFTS AND CALLING
Your calling has a passion that is attached to it. Whenever you enter an atmosphere where a like gift is manifesting, your gift will be stirred, and the passion of this gift will begin to move inside you.
It's called "Like-spirit", and they react in the presence of each other just as the Prophet John the Baptist reacted in the presence of Jesus, at the salutation of Mary who was at the time pregnant with Jesus.
When Mary greeted Elizabeth in the natural, Jesus and John the Baptist greeted each other in the spiritual. That's why John lipped for joy.
Example "Gift of Healing". If you discover that every time you watch a healing service, you will have this great level of attraction, and would start feeling such overwhelming and satisfying amusement; a sense of belonging and a feeling of purpose in this area of ministry.
If you feel a longing deep inside you for this kind of service and a deep love and desire to do it above everything else in the area of ministry and if it overwhelms you with happiness above all others, be assured, Healing is one of your Gifts. If your Angel is an Angel of healing, you will function under this healing influence. You will find that in your songs and prayers, you would always bring in healing.
[If you feel the same way for Crusades and soul winning in crowds and on the street, be assured Your calling is an Evangelist.
Those called to be Evangelists are usually born with very loud voices. When they speak normally, their voices are always loud and hard. That's because they are called to speak upon mountains and through valleys, on the highways and byways.
Evangelists have the power of persuasion and the anointing of conviction.
Like me. Whenever I see a Crusade or gathering of unsaved people under a tent listening to the Gospel, oh what joy that fills my soul. I feel that this is all I am, all that I live for, and it’s the source of my happiness spiritually.
If your angel is fire you will speak a lot about fire.
If your Angel is an angel of water, you will pray a lot for rain of God's presence and your prayers and songs will encircle water.
If your Angel is an Angel of Finance, you will find yourself giving wisdom of Finance, having finance and giving finance as a ministry.
If your Angel is an Angel of the Sacrificial service and priesthood function, you will find yourself speaking and praying a lot about the Blood and sacrifice and killing the flesh.
If your Angel is an Angel of war, you will know.
You will always find yourself declaring war in songs and prayers.
You will get up at night and feel charged for war. Even literally you will feel it.
Where your Angel is strong, that's where you will be strong. Know this.
The great thing is, most of us have more than one Angels. Therefore, we function under many influences.
That is why a Pastor should NOT think that because he or she is a Pastor, that is the calling. No. You may be a Pastor or Evangelist as the front ministry, but you may be a Prophet or Apostle or even something else that you do not know about.
David was Ordained a King; but he was a Prophet and a Priest in secret. Samuel was Ordained by God a Prophet, but he was a Priest like Aaron.
Why? Spirit answers to Spirit and Gifts answers to Gifts.
There is a light inside you, and you would feel the fire of the ministry that you are watching drawing you towards it. The fire calleth unto the fire as deep calleth unto deep. It's like a moth to light.
It's called "Like-spirit", and they react in the presence of each other just as the Prophet John the Baptist reacted in the presence of Jesus, at the salutation of Mary who was at the time pregnant with Jesus.
When Mary greeted Elizabeth in the natural, Jesus and John the Baptist greeted each other in the spiritual. That's why John lipped for joy.
Example "Gift of Healing". If you discover that every time you watch a healing service, you will have this great level of attraction, and would start feeling such overwhelming and satisfying amusement; a sense of belonging and a feeling of purpose in this area of ministry.
If you feel a longing deep inside you for this kind of service and a deep love and desire to do it above everything else in the area of ministry and if it overwhelms you with happiness above all others, be assured, Healing is one of your Gifts. If your Angel is an Angel of healing, you will function under this healing influence. You will find that in your songs and prayers, you would always bring in healing.
[If you feel the same way for Crusades and soul winning in crowds and on the street, be assured Your calling is an Evangelist.
Those called to be Evangelists are usually born with very loud voices. When they speak normally, their voices are always loud and hard. That's because they are called to speak upon mountains and through valleys, on the highways and byways.
Evangelists have the power of persuasion and the anointing of conviction.
Like me. Whenever I see a Crusade or gathering of unsaved people under a tent listening to the Gospel, oh what joy that fills my soul. I feel that this is all I am, all that I live for, and it’s the source of my happiness spiritually.
If your angel is fire you will speak a lot about fire.
If your Angel is an angel of water, you will pray a lot for rain of God's presence and your prayers and songs will encircle water.
If your Angel is an Angel of Finance, you will find yourself giving wisdom of Finance, having finance and giving finance as a ministry.
If your Angel is an Angel of the Sacrificial service and priesthood function, you will find yourself speaking and praying a lot about the Blood and sacrifice and killing the flesh.
If your Angel is an Angel of war, you will know.
You will always find yourself declaring war in songs and prayers.
You will get up at night and feel charged for war. Even literally you will feel it.
Where your Angel is strong, that's where you will be strong. Know this.
The great thing is, most of us have more than one Angels. Therefore, we function under many influences.
That is why a Pastor should NOT think that because he or she is a Pastor, that is the calling. No. You may be a Pastor or Evangelist as the front ministry, but you may be a Prophet or Apostle or even something else that you do not know about.
David was Ordained a King; but he was a Prophet and a Priest in secret. Samuel was Ordained by God a Prophet, but he was a Priest like Aaron.
Why? Spirit answers to Spirit and Gifts answers to Gifts.
There is a light inside you, and you would feel the fire of the ministry that you are watching drawing you towards it. The fire calleth unto the fire as deep calleth unto deep. It's like a moth to light.
DON’T JUDGE A NONE-CHRISTIAN
Many people who are not followers of Christianity are chosen vessels of God. We may see vagrants and none-desirables on the streets and may look down on them, not knowing that they are endowed with the eyes and hand of God, and God has already called them as prophets, great preachers and evangelists and apostles.
Nebuchadnezzar was a Pagan king, yet he was under the eyes of God. Jeremiah 43 is one of these confirming scriptures. Vs.10, “And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them".
Again, in Jer 27:6, "And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him".
Our concept of a prophet or apostle is that this person would be dressed in shiny leather shoes, jacket and tie and expensive suits. No! No! No! my friend.
God’s servants are not those who live up to the reputation of having big churches or mega churches, money, fine cars, fine suits, nice house/houses etc., but the servants are those upon whom is the Spirit of Truth, Love, Humble, Selflessness, and Servants who serve others in ministry for free.
Many people who are not followers of Christianity are chosen vessels of God. We may see vagrants and none-desirables on the streets and may look down on them, not knowing that they are endowed with the eyes and hand of God, and God has already called them as prophets, great preachers and evangelists and apostles.
Nebuchadnezzar was a Pagan king, yet he was under the eyes of God. Jeremiah 43 is one of these confirming scriptures. Vs.10, “And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them".
Again, in Jer 27:6, "And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him".
Our concept of a prophet or apostle is that this person would be dressed in shiny leather shoes, jacket and tie and expensive suits. No! No! No! my friend.
God’s servants are not those who live up to the reputation of having big churches or mega churches, money, fine cars, fine suits, nice house/houses etc., but the servants are those upon whom is the Spirit of Truth, Love, Humble, Selflessness, and Servants who serve others in ministry for free.