Gift of Organization

“Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.” Romans 12:6-8

God has provided spiritual gifts for the benefit of the body of Christ. Obviously they lose their power and become meaningless when we attempt to use them for our own benefit.

The key to a productive ministry in which your gift finds expression is the realization of another of Paul’s foundational teachings found in Galatians 2:20: “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me.”

Regardless of your gift, you will never successfully carry out a God-given ministry until you allow Christ to be your life.

Look for these characteristics in the “organizer’s” life. They will tell how he or she is operating:
Spirit / Flesh
Orderly / Disorganized
Initiative / Unaggressive
Responsible / unreliable
(The next one is where this person either rises or falls, wins or loses, succeeds or fails.)
Humility / Pride
Decisive / Double-minded
Determined / Faint-hearted
Loyal / Unfaithful

Thought for the Day:
Don’t pray for God to use you. Get fit to be used, and God will wear you out.