STIRRING UP YOUR GIFT!

• 2 Timothy 1:6 – “Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you…”

• Proverbs 18:16 – “A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men.”

Stirring up your gift

Stirring up your gift

• “You don’t choose your gift; you discover it”

• “Your gift is given to fulfil your calling”

• 1. Your gift will cause you to prosper.

• 2. The development of your gift is the key to your success.

• 3. There are secrets to gift-development.   

Stirring up your gift

• 1. Your gift will cause you to prosper.

• No matter how big the world is, there's a place for you in it when you discover and manifest your gift.

• When the problem meets the gift, success is the result.

• Success does not depend upon your age but upon your gift.   

Stirring up your gift

• 2. The development of your gift is the key to your success.

• Most people have half-developed gifts in their lives.

• You must become a finisher: Jesus finished His mission (John 17:4, 19:30), 

Stirring up your gift

• John 17:4 – “I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which you have given Me to do.”

• John 19:30 – “So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.” 

Stirring up your gift

• Nehemiah finished the city:• Nehemiah 6:15 – “So the wall was finished on the twenty fifth day of Elul, in fifty two days.” 

Stirring up your gift

• Solomon finished the temple:• 2 Chronicles 7:11 – “Thus

Solomon finished the house of the Lord and the king’s house; and Solomon successfully accomplished all that came into his heart to make in the house of the Lord and in his own house.”

Stirring up your gift

• 3. There are secrets to gift-development.

• Very often you develop your gifting in obscurity David learned to use a slingshot in the field when a lion or bear came. We need to fully embrace every season of our preparation. 

• Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. – 2 Timothy 2:15.

Stirring up your gift

• You often develop your future when everyone else is restingSolomon said: In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand (Ecclesiastes 11:6)

• You develop your gifting in stages.David learned to fight against lions and bears before giants.

• You develop your calling in seasons.David looked after sheep, then the army, then the kingdom!    

Stirring up your gift

• In Conclusion:• Only God knows where your gift will take you!• People will recognise God’s gift within you!

• Proverbs 18 – a man’s gift makes room for him and takes him before great kings.

• God’s gift in you will open up space for you to fulfil His plans and the opportunity for you to bless far more people than you can even imagine!

• To Abraham God said “I will bless you and make you a blessing. And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

 

Stirring up your gift