My Second Weakest Gift

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Whenever I first laid eyes on the title of this inventory saying “Congratulations, You’re gifted” I was sure that this would be an exciting. Any test that can tell me how gifted I am in fifteen minutes or less is my kind of test. I learned from taking this test that I seem to be inclined in the process of teaching others and lending another a warm bed, but I tend to fall short in the area of prayer and don’t even get me started on miracles! The gift that is on the top of my list by a towering eleven points is “Teaching”. Teaching is defined as “the special ability that God gives to certain members of the body of Christ to communicate information relevant to the health and ministry of the body and its members in such a way that others will learn” by …show more content…

The concept of praying for extended periods of time doesn’t really make sense to me. I can understand the importance of praying in this manner and I respect the process of Intercession but I have trouble with carrying on actual prayer for periods that exceed five minutes. My mind begins to wander and I trail away from the initial goal. In order to better myself in the area of Intercession, I first need to strengthen my praying skills. I see it like training for a marathon; if I can build up my prayer “cardio” I will be able to pray for longer periods of time and begin to experience Intercession. I can do this by praying more often, organizing my thoughts beforehand, and feeding my spirit for these exercises with readings from the bible. I can begin this process by participating in a weekly devotional given to the interns and I by Pastor Laughlin. The devotional is known as “The Green Book” and it follows the weekly lesson of the entire OKC First church. By completing the devotional, I will also have, in a way, studied for Sunday’s service. Not only will my prayer life be expanded, but other areas of my Christian faith will as well because I will get more out of the

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