Supernatural Gifts & Dependence on the Lord

Learning to be ready and available to move in all the gifts of the Spirit is part of the learning process. The goal is not to become proficient at moving in the gifts, but to rest in dependence on the Lord. Not just for our training in how to use them, but also when, where and how. He is the beginning, the end AND the middle of our instruction. Our results are not measured by how well we function in the gifts, or even if others are set free, but are we ministering out of rest and confidence in His life flowing through us rather than our abilities, strength, or even our training.

The diversity of the gifts of the Spirit is as essential as the diversity of the members of our body, and as such each is under the authority, training and supervision of the Lord, our only Head. Because our spirit is under the authority of the Holy Spirit, and our soul is under the authority of our spirit, the exercise of supernatural gifts, which function through our soul, is subject to control by the individual’s spirit. Which is again an emphasis on why we need to be learning dependence on the Lord and allowing Him the freedom to be removing every hindrance between our soul and our spirit.