{"id":5173,"date":"2011-02-16T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T18:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=5173"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:00:54","slug":"gift-of-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/gift-of-wisdom.htm","title":{"rendered":"I Know Some Servants … with the Spiritual Gift of Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Spiritual Gift of Wisdom Defined<\/h3>\n

to apply knowledge to life in such a way as to make spiritual truths quite relevant and practical in proper decision-making and daily life situations<\/em><\/p>\n

Examples of How Our Gifting May Cause Others to Seek Us Out<\/h2>\n

Servant #1:<\/strong>\u00a0 People in her church would constantly turn to her for advice.\u00a0 She had this knack of being able to show people how God’s Word fit their particular situation in the most practical ways.<\/p>\n

Servant #2:<\/strong>\u00a0 People tended to defer to him when problems would arise.\u00a0 In leading a ministry, he was constantly seeking the best solutions to problems based on principles from God’s Word.<\/p>\n

Servant #3:<\/strong>\u00a0 People wanted her to be on their committees because she would help the group get beyond simply coming up with good ideas or looking at issues in theory.\u00a0 She would be able to help the group arrive at ways to implement the ideas that worked but most importantly that lined up with God’s Word.<\/p>\n

All of these servants were able to see how God’s Word fit into real life, to point out the relevance<\/a> and implications of Truth to particular situations or issues.\u00a0 In addition to other gifts, they all had the gift of wisdom.<\/p>\n

Lesson to be learned:<\/em><\/p>\n

If you want to get beyond simply knowing what God’s Word says, seek out someone with the gift of wisdom.\u00a0 They are able to provide insight into how the Word applies to life<\/a>. But, don’t go to them if you are looking for human or worldly wisdom.\u00a0 These servants provide godly wisdom based on God’s Word.<\/p>\n

\"Ministry<\/a>Get this example of the spiritual gift of wisdom in use, along with 20 other gifts, in the Ministry Handbook: Spiritual Gifts in Use<\/a><\/strong>. 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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