You have a gift….
keep it stoked - every redeemed child of
God has a God given gift in him or her. Not a physical gift
like we human give each other but spiritual gifts.
Eph 2:10 - For we are his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained
that we should walk in them./ Eph1:11 - In whom also we
have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated
according to the purpose of him who worketh all things
after the counsel of his own will:
1Pet4:10 - As every man hath received the gift, even so
minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the
manifold grace of God. You have a gift, use it/
Rom12:6 - Having then gifts differing according to the
grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us
prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
2 common denominators between those two verses -
You have a gift and You should use it! Why should you use
your gift? Your gift is your lift - Prov 18:16 - A man's gift
maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
To hide your gift is to hide your lift. It is at this early stage
we have unlimited possibilities to work on our giftings.
While ordinary men are asleep, extra ordinary men are
awake fanning their gift. God has given everyone a gift,
what happens to your gift is dependent on what you do
with it. We see a good example in the parable of the 5
talents in Matt 25:15
The fire consuming some is the same fire refining others.
I pray you shall be amongst those being refined in the
name of Jesus. The fire can either be allowed to consume
the gift or refine the gift. Bishop David Oyedepo said,
“Every gift of God multiplies with use”. The more you use a
gift the more it multiplies or becomes sharper and
effective. For example, if you have the gift of prophecy and
you don’t use it, with time, it becomes dormant and
ineffective. If you have the gift of teaching, use it; begin
from where you are and start teaching; with time it will
develop and you will have so much depth and teaching will
become second to nature.
To fan into flame the gift of God in our life, we have to deal
with fear. 2Tim1:6-7 - the fire that flames the gift of God in
us must be allowed to consume the fear around us.
Josh1:3,6,7,9.
There are certain assignments that cannot be handed over
into you until the fire comes upon you. Luke
24:49/Acts1:8/Acts2:1-3
To fan into flame your gift:
1. Pray the fire
2. Use the fire
As soon as they got the fire in the upper room, they put the
fire to work immediately in Acts 2:1-4
For us to use a gift, we have to accept it. If you don’t
accept it, the gift is useless. So the first step is locating
and accepting that we have a gift that He has given unto
us.
To locate your gift, consider the following:

1. Ask the manufacturer – God is the manufacturer. He

formed everyone of us and knows the purpose for
which he formed us. Go to God for your gift, each
one is gifted. Jer 1:5
2. Read the manual – God’s word is God’s manual for
each one of us. In locating your gift, you must be
conversant with the manual. There is something
about your gift in the manual. Psa 40:7/ Heb 10:7
3. Pay attention to the product - Another important step
is to pay attention to yourself. Paying close attention
to yourself will usually expose the things you are
good at.
4. Be sensitive to your environment – Every gift needs a
place for expression. Matt 5:15 - Neither do men light
a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a
candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in
the house. For your gift to function effectively, it is
important to locate the right environment to express
the gift.