How often in ministry do we see Paul's word lived out? If we get wrapped up in our own abilities, surely this is a way to flop. God does give us gifts but these gifts are only effective and fruitful through the power of the Holy Spirit. Even the most gifted cannot be fruitful for the long haul without God.
Regarding our gifts...it would be better to have less gifts and be open to God's power of the Holy Spirit than to have more gifts and not be open to God's power. This is a message I have lived first hand. When I rely on God's power, my gifts seem adequate. When I rely on my gifts alone, I flounder. Here is the passage...
"When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power."
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