Your Employees' Gifts

I Corinthians 12:4 "Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit."

Each employee who works for you has uniquely special God given gifts. They may not be in the right job to use that special gift to it's fullest but you, as their supervisor, can make sure God, the employee, the company and others benefit from every employee's gift.

Give some of these a consideration:

The word of wisdom: Have you noticed an employee who will observe what is really needed in a situation? They can usually boil down the idea, the situation, the problem and make the conclusion that is needed? What do you do with this employee? Are they considered a trouble-maker, show-off, or know-it-all? Or do you use this person's gift to enhance your committees, teams, and projects? Do you personally encourage and thank them for what they offer?

The word of knowledge: There are some employees who read and investigate a certain passion they enjoy. They may be the company "geek", intellectual, obsessive personality or focused. Are they considered too odd to consult or too opinionated to have a balanced perspective? Or do you make sure they are available to offer their expertise, put on developing project task forces, encouraged and funded?

Faith: Is there an employee who maintains his faith in God in everything happening around him? Does she always see the outcome of any situation as a witness to God's word? Are they viewed as out-of-touch with reality? Are they considered a Pollyanna or a Holy roller? Or do you put them in a position of encouragement to others? They can do wonders on the team fighting an uphill journey. They can be a positive factor in tough times. Let them start that pre-work devotional study group or prayer group. Let them start the employee club based on witness and God's love. Let them be a light.

Healing: Although I have not personally witnessed a person who has the gift of healing through touch, I have seen those that can heal through word and prayer. These employees can be the ones on a team that reunites the group after tough times. They can be an actual God-send in the world of down-sizing, reorganization, new systems, lay-offs, and continual changes. Are you making sure they are available and involved in those projects where they can minister to the wounds in today's business world?

Working miracles: Big (parting the sea type) miracles - I've not witnessed them personally. I can tell you I've seen many many miracles that God has worked through my brothers and sisters in Christ. They are just as life changing and just as precious. Are you closed to ideas from these people because you refuse to believe someone larger than this company can be working in your office or your project? Must these gifted miracle workers do their best in secret because you can't visualize how God can perform miracles in every situation He wishes? I suggest prayer for God to help you assist those with gifts in your workplace.

Prophecy: Some believers have the real gift of prophecy. Not the Biblical prophecy but the prophecy brought on by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. The prophecy that those who come in His name will be saved and live in eternity with Him. Within your company's policy, let them do God's work.

Discerning of spirits: I know there are some Christians who can sense God's work and can sense evil at work. They have that deeper sense of these things. Do you listen and pray upon what they say? Do you pray and bring God into your actions?

Speaking in tongues & interpretation of tongues: I do not belong to the denomination that thinks there are those currently authorized by God to speak and interpret tongues. There are those that are convinced and I'm not foolish enough to discount their belief through Jesus Christ. I just can't imagine it happening in the work place to the advantage of God. I'm enough open, because it speaks of it in our Bible; I'm just not capable of imagining it for doing God's work in the business world today.

As a supervisor, make sure you aren't stifling a gift God has specifically given your employee. He blesses this world with those gifts. It allows us to accomplish His works. You may have to redirect or refine that gift to allow it in your work place. You may have to direct it to outside efforts because of company policy. Never stifle God's gifts. I Corinthians 13:12 "For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ."