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Managing Your Gift – Brian Kazungu – In His Presence Ministries International – Sunday Sermon

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Sunday Sermon

Date: December 19, 2021

Speaker: Brian Kazungu

Today’s Message: Managing Your Gift 

Time: 9am – 11 am

Scripture references

Proverbs 18vs.16

A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. KJV

Romans 12vs.6-8

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith 7: Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching:8: Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

Exodus 31vs.3-6

And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship 4: To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass 5: And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship 6: And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee

John 4vs.10:

Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

Sermon Notes:

 

The Basis of Gifting – According to God’s plan, every person on earth has a certain rare ability that is meant to help him to adapt and to prosper. That God given rare ability is what we call a gift. Your gift helps you to solve the problems that are faced by other people in the same way that other people’s gifts are meant to solve your problems.

Nature and Essence of Gifts – When you discover your gift, it will always give you an Adaptive Advantage. This means that it helps you to easily adapt and to make progress or to prosper in a given environment or situation.

Identification and Development of Gifts – Knowing your gift is one basic important step towards a fulfilled life and towards material success; as such, it is important that you discover or identify your gift and then strive to develop it to the best possible level for efficient application and maximum ethical benefit. Parents and other elders must help children to discover their gifts.

Management of Gifts – Managing your gift does not only mean having a price for your services and then getting payment in exchange of solving people’s problems. It also means you must fully develop your personality to such an extent that people would love to engage you in the pursuit of their dreams or in their fight against challenges that they face from time to time.

No matter who you are and what you think about yourself, you possess a special gift which makes you absolutely and divinely unique as a person. All what you need to do is to discover and develop it until it can be of benefit to both you and the community for the glory of God.

Whether you know it or not, there is always something special about you in this world; and hence, if you can identify, develop and manage your gift, it will open doors of opportunities, joy, peace, happiness and prosperity for you.

Your gift comes in different forms. It can be your super brains, your golden memory, or it could be your angelic voice or even your loving heart which definitely makes you to be an amazing soul.

Always remember that your gift is that special and rare ability that you were given by God. There is no one on earth without a gift or without special abilities.

A gift can be classified as either open or closed. An open gift is that which is easily and strikingly recognizable to the natural five senses of any ordinary/normal human being. When it comes to an open gift, there is no need for putting any effort in recognizing it, be it on yourself and on others. Almost anyone can sense this type of a gift/advantage.

It can be your striking beauty, your beautiful and melodious voice or any other breathtaking quality or characteristic.

On the other hand, a gift can be classified as a Closed Gift because it is not easy to see. It usually takes another person or a special situation for it to be identified, recognized or for it to manifest.

The gifted person in the case of a Closed Gift may not even be aware of this gift or of the fact that it gives him/her an advantage in any case.

People who are gifted in this way may not even realize that there is something unique about them until someone says so or until a certain unusual development takes place to reveal their unique ability and personality.

In the Bible, there is a case of Gideon and Moses in the Old Testament, as seen from the following books: Judges 6 and Exodus 3 respectively.

For example, Gideon was saluted as a mighty man of valor, but he responded by saying that he is from a poor family and he is the least in his father’s house because he didn’t know that there was something special about him.

When Moses was to be sent on a rescue mission for the children of Israel, he doubted his capacity to deliver them out of bondage because he believed that his stammering was a weakness and an excuse. He did not know that he had unique qualities which made him a good candidate for the task.

I am sure, you can agree with me that music from the beautiful voices of our musicians energizes our souls and also calms our spirits during or after the storms of life.

There are so many things in this world which shows the miracle effect of gifts in our communities.

For example, the wise words of our philosophers give us direction when we get confused and the creative beautiful minds of our inventors have significantly made our lives easier through breathtaking products that they come up with from time to time.

Have you ever noticed that in this life, there is always a certain element of beauty associated with watching somebody doing something that he or she is gifted to do? This is because God beautifies things that are done out of gifting.

For example, just watch a gifted soccer player in the field and a talented musician on the stage etc. and you will see that there is a certain element of beauty that is associated with such acts because the universe blends well with its own designs.

Now, start to imagine if all of us are to be engaged in those things that we are gifted to do; how beautiful will be the terrain of life in every direction?

How to Identify and Develop Your Gifts

Knowing your gift is one basic important step towards a fulfilling and successful life and as such, it is important that you identify your gift and then strive to develop it to the best possible level for efficient application and maximum benefit.

One of the first steps towards discovering or identifying your gift or talent is to simply look at things or tasks that you do with utmost easy even though some people may be having a difficulty in doing or accomplishing the same.

There are those things in life that when you do them, people always exclaim and marvel on how do you it. They will be curious on how you even think about and do such things with so much simplicity and efficiency.

Have you ever come across people who look at you with awe when you are doing something or talking about something with so much fluency and too much easy, yet they themselves may find the task to be too difficult or the subject to be complicated.

That on its own is a clue that can help you to discover your gift. Such is quite often a sign which shows you that this is your ordained sphere where you belong and as such, you must always be ready to analyze the feedback that you get from those around you.

The other approach that you can use to identify your gift is to look at your physical architecture, i.e. the way how your body is constructed and how the related components thereof function.

You need to look at yourself in the mirror and see your physical architecture or listen to your own voice. There is a precious reason why you are designed in that particular way. The quicker you discover it, the faster it will work for you.

Besides your physical structure, there is also an element of the mind and the senses which must be considered in the discovery and identification of gifts or talents.

Yes, we may all have the same senses of touch, sight, taste, smell and hearing, but the way how such senses may operate in some people can be uniquely extra ordinary and different from others for a reason.

Your physiological and psychological anatomy is a unique package that holds the keys to your self-discovery. It is a treasure box of opportunities and success, and thus, it must be given due and utmost care and attention in the journey of life.

When it comes to discovering gifts, it is also critical that we quickly highlight the fact that there is a difference between discovering your gift through:

  1. Identifying things or tasks that you can perform with utmost easy.

Compared to:

  • Trying to base your gift on things that you like the most.

Yes, you may like soccer, but that doesn’t automatically make you a soccer player. You may like music, but that doesn’t mean you are a musician. This many only show that you appreciate the gifting of those who you love to see displaying these gifts.

However, as you enjoy, celebrate and reward the gifts of others, you must never forget that you also have your own unique gift that must be identified so that the world may benefit from it and that you may also derive a reward from the application thereof.

No matter what you may be going through, you must never give up on finding your gift, for it is a treasure that fulfils your soul when you discover and utilize it. Let nothing, be it age, career or friends dissuade you from working on your gift.

How to Manage Your Gifts

Your gift is divinely designed to help you to solve other people’s problems especially for a reward. You will then use that reward to pay for products and services that you cannot do for yourself because of various reasons, including lack of ability and time.

Hence, when your gift is developed, it is important that you know how to price it and then look for environments and people whose inadequacies may be solved by such giftedness that you possess.

There is always a person and a place which requires that which God has put upon you and thus, you need to know how to identify such people and how to engage them. If such information is not freely available, you can do the research on your own.

In managing and determining the pricing of products and services that are based on your gift, you may need to understand that people are generally paid for the following: Energy, Time, Knowledge and Resources.

When you are paid for what you do, it is either you are paid for the input of one of these attributes or for a combination of two or more, if not for all.

Basically, you are paid for the energy that you use to do something, which is generally called labor. You are also paid for the time that you spend on doing something. More so, you are paid for the sum total of resources that you utilize in accomplishing something in the same way that you are also paid for the knowledge or skill that you have in a particular issue.

Many Thanks, I wish and pray that you discover and use your gift for the glory of God and for the joy of humanity!

CREDITS

Sermon Script Writer: Brian Kazungu                                                    

 Church Editor: Ms Bawinile Mahlangu

Proof Reader: Pastor Morgan Lekgetho Mogagabe                                                                      Address :Chiawelo Ext3, Soweto, South Africa

Ministry: IHPMI, © 2021 Brian Kazungu

Brian Kazungu is an Author, Poet, Journalist, and Technology Enthusiast whose writing covers issues to do with Business, Travelling, Motivation and Inspiration, Religion, Politics, and Communication among others. https://www.amazon.com/author/briankazungu https://muckrack.com/brian-kazungu http://www.modernghana.com/author/BrianKazungu [email protected] @BKazungu-Twitter He has written and published several books covering various aspects of human life including leadership, entrepreneurship, politics, personal development as well as poetry and travel. These books are found on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/author/briankazungu

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