If your faith is not developed yet in operating in the giftings, maybe a good way to develop your faith in the area of prophecy is to begin practicing it during prayer in your own prayer devotions.  It doesn’t matter whether it’s praying in tongues or praying in your understanding.  Wait on God and do… Read More »

How many times have you been in a service when there was a time of quiet reverence toward God?  This is a time when you have sung out from your heart, cried out in worship to Him.  Maybe you have been singing in the spirit and now there seems to be a “holy quietness” and… Read More »

We can have strong faith or weak faith, but we all START with the same measure.  Romans 12:6, Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith.”  By stepping out and acting on the promises of God, the more you learn… Read More »

Romans 12:3, “For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think: but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”  This verse indicates that all believers start out with the same… Read More »

A lot of the time when you are speaking to someone about Jesus, you begin to hear yourself speak about the grace of God.  As you hear yourself talking, you may realize that you never thought of that like that before.  The person you are talking to will think that you know a lot, not… Read More »

We need to desire to have the gifts of the Spirit.  This is the very attitude that the Holy Ghost wants us to have concerning spiritual gifts.  He wants us to long for them, to desire them and to pursue them.  He wants them to be brought into greater manifestation in our lives. In 1… Read More »

Since more often than not the word “covet” has negative connotations, some people are a little hesitant about praying for spiritual gifts.  They feel they are wrong to be coveting.  But we are not wrong to covet the things of God as long as He is glorified.  So, what do you do after you pray… Read More »

Do you have an attitude that says, “Lord, I am available, but if You want to use someone else, use them, because I want the gifts to be in manifestation so the whole church will be blessed.”  Your desire should be along the lines of you want the gifts to be manifested for the benefit… Read More »

The manifestations of the Spirit are given to Christians to profit the entire Body.  And they will, as long as they are exercised in love.  In 1 Corinthians 114:3, “Follow after charity [agape love] and desire spiritual gifts but rather that ye may prophesy.”  We are told in the Word to desire spiritual gifts and follow after love. … Read More »

1 Corinthians 12:7-11, “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.  For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;  To another faith by the same spirit; to another the gifts of healings by the same Spirit;… Read More »