| Before you are able to receive the gift of spiritual | | | | communal. |
| awareness and transformation you must examine its | | | | Spiritual gifts do not depend on natural talents and |
| attributes. It would be wise to examine each of the | | | | aptitudes or developed skills. These gifts intertwine the |
| following: spiritual awareness, spiritual transformation, | | | | Divine and the Human and are 'spiritual' in nature for |
| and spiritual gifts. | | | | they are given by the Holy Spirit to every believer (1 |
| Spiritual awareness is what enables us to experience | | | | Corinthians 12:7-11). |
| oneness which can be ecstatic and the most fulfilling | | | | They are "charismatic" -- gifts of grace and are not |
| passion of all. It is about being mindful of spiritual Truths | | | | abilities given to do something for yourself, alone. They |
| and transcending the darkness of your personal reality | | | | are God's empowerment of God's people for His |
| (a manifestation of your beliefs) into the light of The | | | | work. They are tools given to believers to do the work |
| One Truthful Reality which is common to All. | | | | of the world - to fulfill the Great Commission to reach, |
| Spiritual awareness or spiritual awakening is the | | | | teach and to minister to one another. |
| process by which we begin to explore our own being | | | | These gifts are to be used out of love and in service |
| in order to become whole and reunite our spirits with | | | | to others. Your spiritual gifts should be discovered, |
| our physical bodies in a commonality of purpose. To | | | | developed and used freely and willingly. They are |
| be more concise, spirituality is about consciousness, | | | | special abilities, or divine enablements, given to you to |
| which in turn is everything we experience. | | | | make your unique contribution. They represent |
| Spiritual awareness is vital for us today because we | | | | intelligences that can assist our ascent through the |
| must remember that we are spiritual beings first and | | | | spiritual levels and the breadth of our compassion for |
| foremost, and that as spiritual beings we are | | | | others. |
| undergoing a physical experience in physical dense or | | | | Spiritual gifts are normally divided into four areas: |
| flesh body. | | | | people gifts, speaking gifts, serving gifts, and sign gifts. |
| Spiritual transformation cannot occur without the | | | | They are given to all believers by the Holy Spirit |
| Grace of the Holy Spirit. It is your journey of | | | | (Romans 12:3, 6) at the time they place their faith in |
| self-discovery into your divine inheritance as a child of | | | | Christ for the forgiveness of their sins. |
| God. Therefore, it takes place through our longings and | | | | The gifts include: a word of wisdom, a word of |
| is a process of discovery of the self. | | | | knowledge, faith, workings of power, a prophecy, |
| This takes place in relationship to the God who is the | | | | discernment of spirits, kinds of tongues, an |
| infinite source of truth, goodness, and beauty. A | | | | interpretation of tongues. They come along when we |
| transformation occurs as we enter into Jesus' way of | | | | need some additional help to do that which God places |
| life in his stance toward the Father directed by the | | | | before us. |
| Spirit. Therefore, it must be embodied, relational, and | | | | |