Ephesians 4:11 “And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,...” These gifts that Christ gave to the church are supposed to function more like a coach. These gifts are supposed to train the members of the body, and then the members get the job done. The gift that you’ve been given is for the rest of the Body of Christ Ephesians 4:12 “...for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the [a]edifying of the body of Christ,...” These ministry gifts are to equip the saints, and then the saints are to do the work of the ministry. AMP- “His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ’s body (the church) Ephesians 4:13 “...till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;” It’s amazing that Paul proclaimed that Christians should come to the full stature of Christ. That was the design of the Lord when He gave gifts to man Ephesians 4:14 “...that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,” The gifts were given so we no longer have to be immature, tossed to and fro by every teaching, caught up by the sleight and cunning craftiness of others One of the things that must take place to move from childhood into son-ship is spiritual discernment. This comes from being grounded in the Word of God. Ephesians 4:15 “but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—” Speaking the truth in love is the key Truth without love is heartless, Love without truth is powerless. Ephesians 4:16 “from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.” Lack of cooperation or supply from any part of a physical body makes what we call a handicap. How to be Healthy Feed on His Word (Josh. 1:8, Rom 10:17) Water your Life What you say is how you water your life Speak Peace Philippians 4:6-7, Provision Philippians 4:19 and Safety Psalms 91 Rest (I Peter 5:6-7, Heb. 4:9-11) Don’t promote your past over God’s power Don’t look back, you’re not going that way Exercise your Faith Walk by Faith, not by sight(2Cor. 5:7) Be who God has called you to be God can only anoint you, as you You were born an original, don’t die a copy