The Spiritual Gift of Giving Defined
to share what material resources you have with liberality and cheerfulness without thought of return
Examples Showing How the Gift of Giving Isn’t Dependent on Having a High Income
Servant #1: This person held a high paying, executive job in a major corporation. When I first began Ministry Tools Resource Center, stepping out in faith with little financial resources, I received several very large gifts from this person at critical junctions. He tried to give anonymously but I did find out who it was and was able to thank him. What a blessing!
Servant #2: This person was retired and on a limited income. Regardless, she repeatedly purchased extra food at the grocery store and gave me her surplus knowing that I too was on a limited income because of being in ministry. Consequently, money that would have been spent on groceries could go toward other bills. What a blessing!
Both of these servants had the spiritual gift of giving. One was able to give big and the other in less substantial ways. The end result, however, was the same with both. I was blessed! I experienced God’s faithfulness to me through both of these servants, confirming His direction in my life to do this ministry.
Lesson to be learned:
Let’s not look at what we have, or don’t have, and say God can’t use us. The amount is not the issue but rather being used by God to bring about eternal good. Sometimes He will use the means of those who are rich and sometimes He will use the means of those who are poor. If He is the one using what is in our hands, it is significant.
Get this example of the spiritual gift of giving in use, along with 20 other gifts, in the Ministry Handbook: Spiritual Gifts in Use. In addition, the handbook suggests spiritual gifts most typically used in 16 broad ministry areas and 27 specific tasks that may need to be accomplished in most of those areas.
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Thank you Lord for the gift of giving. please I want more information and teaching about the gift of giving. I really love to give and to reach out to those who are in need, but the problem is that I have less resources to help me out in this ministry of giving what must I do.
Praise God for your desire to help those in need. While it might seem like you should have a lot of money or resources to use the spiritual gift of giving, that isn’t necessarily so. Think of the account in Luke 21 of Jesus observing the rich give big gifts and then a poor widow putting in just two small coins. Jesus said, “Truly I tell you … this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” Also think of how Jesus used a little boy’s small lunch to feed a multitude. — In God’s eyes, it isn’t the amount. He can use any amount to His glory. If you have the spiritual gift of giving but don’t have much to give, you’ll still want to see needs met. You should find yourself praying about the need, looking to God for other ways the need can be met. People with the gift of giving are concerned about being good stewards of what they have so they have the maximum resources to be able to give. Consequently, it could be good to check out stewardship resources.
I’ve gained a lot and also using all these to teaching people
Praise God for its helpfulness to you! May God continue to work in and through you to His glory!