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A better fit: one size doesn't fit all or even most--or me.(SPECIAL SECTION)(spiritual gifts)

Today's Christian Woman

| September 01, 2008 | Fincher, Jonalyn Grace | COPYRIGHT 2003 Christianity Today, Inc. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

When I got married, I received something I d wanted for a long time: a beautiful KitchenAid mixer. But after setting up house, I realized I had no idea how to use the bulky contraption. It looked professional and impressive, but I already had a simpler electric hand mixer. So I found myself owning a gift I was now unsure I wanted. I'd heard its uses were amazing, but I hadn't experienced them.

Sometimes a spiritual gift feels like an expensive KitchenAid mixer; we want to have one, but we're not sure what it does and even less sure how to use it.

* LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS As a teenager, I heard that we should discover our gifts by taking a spiritual gifts test. It sounded accessible and easy. A natural test-taker, I discovered a smattering of gifts that matched my personality and seemed to make …

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