gifts and manifestations of the holy spirit

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KINGDOM ACADEMY

Course: Godhead

Assignment No: 2

Lecturer: Mrs Susan Kibuga

Date: 9th March 2012

Student No: S/KA1001/JG 12


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My area of calling is not yet clear, but I believe it to be in Healing and Deliverancewhich is part of the nation of Lifegivers (Religion); my profession is in CounsellingPsychology, specifically Addiction Counselling.The ways each the gifts/manifestations of The Holy Spirit can help me practically inmy area of calling or profession are:

1. The Word of WisdomThis is the supernatural foresight by the Holy Spirit into Gods divine plans andpurposes as well as those of the kingdom of darkness. It allows for optimaldecisions saving time and other resources prepare one by giving direction in linewith Gods will. I have employed this gift in my work in a variety of ways. In atherapy session it has enabled me to see deeply into the motivations and purposesof the client to understand them better; it gave me direction in helping the clientformulate plans going forward; using the gift of wisdom has allowed me, in myadministrative role, to know when to push for my point of view and when to rollwith whatever resistance I encountered. This gift made both therapy andadministrative management easier and more rewarding. I believe it improved thequality of my work.

2. The Word of KnowledgeThis is the supernatural revelation of (hidden) facts or knowledge about past orcurrent events. Sometimes clients are unable to face up to certain events orfeelings as they threaten their psychological make-up. With this gift God gives mean insight into their struggle, and I am enabled to walk with them until they canface up to the source of pain. I am able then to step into the clients worldeffectively. I believe, looking forward, that in sessions of healing and deliverance,I will be informed of (hidden) sources of disease or malfunction and tailor myintervention accordingly. Once when interceding for my mothers friend, I knew topray very specifically for her back; I did not have foreknowledge of her having aback problem.

3. Discerning ofSpiritsThis is the faculty of perceiving the spiritual world through the physical senses. Ihave experience of being aware of spirits in people (clients). I am now notsure whether this was this gift in operation, but in the given circumstances ofmental ill-health, I believed it to be so. Hypothetically, given that my field ismental health, I can see that this gift would help me differentiate between thosewho were demon-possessed and presenting as mentally ill from those who had astraight-forward psychiatric condition. I could then intercede accordingly. Evenmore dramatically, like the young man who saw the horsemen and chariots throughElishas prayer (2 Kings 6:17), I would seek to have imparted to those I amdelivering the reality of their spiritual condition and the available solution to

bolster their faith.

4. ProphecyThis is a Holy Spirit-inspired word of encouragement or comfort meant to bolsteror barrack the recipient. It is not premeditated by the giver, but rather isspontaneously inspired by the Holy Spirit. It may be contained in a word ofknowledge or wisdom. In a moment of a despair by client, the Holy Spirit hasinspired me to say something (sometimes entirely out of character) to comfort the


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person. At the time I was not aware of the workings of the Holy Spirit, but withhindsight this gift has been in operation often. The environment I have beenworking in is very spiritually active, and being able to pick the right phrasemeant the difference between effective helping or not. Looking forward to myarea of calling, I see that this gift will be indispensable; I will be working withpeople who have been ailing for a long time and I imagine they will be at a point of

despair or hopelessness. My ability to lift them up with a word will be critical.

5. Interpretation of TonguesThis is the supernatural ability to give meaning to either human languagesunknown to you and spoken by someone else, or unknown (Holy Spirit language)tongues spoken by yourself or someone else. It is meant for the strengthening andcomfort of those present, and is therefore prophetic in nature. It may be combinedwith a word of wisdom and or knowledge. I have had occasion to use this gift whenpraying in unknown tongues when the Holy Spirit revealed to me what I was sayingat the time. In my profession, I imagine situations where someone else may bespeaking in an unknown language which I then interpret, however thoughspiritually active, my place of work is not necessarily in the kingdom of light and

therefore whatever is being said may not be edifying. In my area of calling, I wouldemploy the gift to warm unbelievers to the reality of the Kingdom of God and ofthe opportunity for them to receive salvation.

6. Diverse Kind of TonguesThis is the Holy Spirit gift to speak in human languages unknown to you. It is usedby God as a sign and wonder to those listening who do understand the language,and as such does not need interpretation; it is for their ministration. I have not hadoccasion to use or witness this gift in operation, though I have heard anecdotesabout it. In my area of calling I can imagine using this gift to minister to thosecome for healing or deliverance, as well generally to unbelievers. In my work too, Iimagine this gift edifying my clients and their families, though for ethical

reasons I do not share my faith directly with clients unless they specifically requestto know or at the unction of the Holy Spirit by way of prophecy.

7. Gifts of HealingThe Holy Spirit gifts are different from the ability in every believer to bind sicknessor lay hands. I have done the latter frequently, I am not sure I have done theformer. In my profession and my area of ministry, these gifts, however they aremanifested would be critical for doing Gods work of bringing in believers into thekingdom. I am pressing in to receive these gifts and look forward to them.

8. FaithThis is special faith that is above ordinary faith (as a fruit of the Holy Spirit), orsaving faith that all Christians require and exercise. This is level of faith that is in

evidence at the workings of miracles when a higher level of faith is required, e.g.healing, deliverance, restoration to sanity, creative miracles etc. They are oftenaccompanied by boldness, spiritual (righteous) anger which wear off after servingtheir purpose. This is also a gift that I have not seen or operated in myself,however looking forward to my area of calling, I imagine that it would befrequently called on. I foresee my calling forth limbs that have been lost to leprosyor other situations, calling the lame to walk, the deaf to hear etc. I believe that


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there are people even now walking in this gifting somewhere on earth. I especiallywould want to call the insane sane.

9. Working of MiraclesThis is the anointing to work miracles under Holy Spirit instruction triggered by astep of faith and following a Rhema word (i.e. a word of God made alive or

quickened by the Holy Spirit). I imagine delivering people from demonic possessionor oppression. Perhaps producing food or shelter supernaturally, removing the urgeto use drugs or alcohol instantaneously as well as controlling weather events,quelling earthquakes, ending droughts etc. As yet unwitnessed, I look forward tothe working of this gift.

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