Four Ways to Use Your Spiritual Gifts
使用属灵恩赐的四种方法
Aug 23, 2017
“Give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God”(Romans 6:13b NLT).
“也不要把你们的肢体献给罪作不义的工具，倒要像从死人中活着的人，把自己献给神，并把你们的肢体献给神作义的工具。”（罗马书 6：13b 和修）
How do you start using the spiritual gifts God put inside of you? Here are four ways to get started:
如何开始使用上帝给你的属灵恩赐？这就是开始的四种方法：
Discover your gifts.You’ve got to know what your gifts are before you can use them. Stop neglecting the fact that inside of you are some dormant gifts that you’re not even using, and figure out what God has put in you. The Bible says in 1 Timothy 4:14a,“Do not neglect the spiritual gift that is in you”(GNT).
发现你的恩赐。你必须在你使用恩赐之前去了解你有什么恩赐。不要忽视那些在你里面潜伏、未曾被使用的恩赐，并且弄清楚上帝给你了什么。圣经在提摩太前书4：14a说：“不要忽略你所得的恩赐”。（和修）
Dedicate your gifts to God.The Bible says in Romans 6:13b,“Give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God”(NLT). Maybe you already know what you’re good at, but you’re just not using it for the Lord. You’re using it for yourself. You need to humble yourself and dedicate to the Lord every gift you have. Push all of your excuses out of the way, and say, “God, I dedicate what you gave to me back to you.”
将你的恩赐摆在上帝面前，圣经罗马书6：13b：“也不要把你们的肢体献给罪作不义的工具，倒要像从死人中活着的人，把自己献给神，并把你们的肢体献给神作义的工具。”（和修）也许你已经知道什么是你所擅长的，但是你还没有被主使用。你仅仅为自己使用过。你需要谦卑自己，将你有的每一个恩赐都摆在上帝面前。不要有任何的理由，并且说：“上帝啊！我愿意将你给我的为你所使用。”
Develop your gifts.Gifts are like muscles: The more you use them, the bigger they get. You can strengthen and develop and grow what God has given you. Any gift that God gives you can and should be developed. You get better at it by practice, studying, and learning from other people who have the same gift. I’ve learned that when God gives you something, he will give you even more of it if you use it well — more talent, money, influence, relationships, or responsibility. He says, “I can trust that person. I’m going to give that person more and more and more.”
提升你的恩赐。恩赐如同肌肉：你越使用它们，它们越强大。你可以加强、提升、锻炼上帝所给你的。任何上帝给你的恩赐都可以有所提升。你通过向那些有同样恩赐的人训练、学习和锻炼。我曾经学到一点，当上帝给你一些恩赐的时候，如果你使用的好，他会给你更多，比如天分、财产、影响力、关系和责任心。他说：“我可以相信那个人，我要源源不断的加给他。”
Deploy your spiritual gifts.“Deploy” means to put into service. You get out on the field, and you start doing something. Romans 12:6 says this:“We are to use our different gifts in accordance with the grace that God has given us. If our gift is to speak God’s message, we should do it according to the faith that we have”(GNT). What’s the best way to discover and dedicate and develop and deploy your spiritual gifts? In a small group. It’s a testing ground! If you are not in a small group, I encourage you to get connected to one this week so that you can test and develop your spiritual gifts in the safe and supportive environment of friends who will encourage you.
使用你的属灵恩赐。“使用”意味着将恩赐运用在服侍中。你进入禾场，开始做事。罗马书12：6这样说：“按着所得的恩典，我们各有不同的恩赐：或说预言，要按着信心的程度说预言；”（和修）怎么样才能发现、交托、练习并且使用你的属灵恩赐？一个小型的团体，就是一个试验场！如果你没有在一个小组中，我鼓励你这周就联系一个小组，可以使你锻炼和提升你属灵恩赐，并且在一个安全被支持的环境中，有着会支持你的朋友。
Would you pray this prayer today? “Thank you, God, for forgetting everything I’ve ever done wrong. I’m putting my trust in your grace. Today I accept your free gift of eternal life in Jesus Christ because of what he did for me. I know I can’t earn my way to Heaven. I accept this free gift of your Spirit into my life. Live through me, and fill me with your love and joy and peace and patience. God, I accept the gift of special abilities you put in my life. Help me to discover them, dedicate them, develop them, and deploy them to be the person you created me to be. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”
让我们来祷告如下内容：“感谢你，上帝，不再纪念我的过错。我将我的信心放在你的恩典上。今天我在耶稣基督里接受你永生的礼物，你为我所做的，我知道我不能靠自己上天堂。我接受你白白赐下的圣灵，活在我的生命中，用你的爱、喜乐、平安和耐心充满我。神啊，我接受你在我生命中特别的恩赐，帮助我去发现它、交托它、提升它、使用它，让我活出你创造我的生命。奉耶稣的名。阿门！”