{"quotes":[{"text":"Do not sell your soul for a bucketful of pleasures and temptations. It’s God’s priceless gift to you.","author":"Christian Hunt","tags":["christain-life","christian","christianity","divine-love","false-salvation","gifts-from-heaven","gifts-of-the-spirit","sin","soul","temptation"],"id":63979,"author_id":"Christian+Hunt"},{"text":"Ten greatest gifts; love, joy, peace, patience, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["belief","believe-and-achieve","believe-in-yourself","believers","calling-on-god","calling-people","child-birth","christian-life","divorce","faith","faithfulness","fighting-spirit","gift-of-life","gifts-of-the-spirit","god","good-intentions","good-vs-evil","goodness","humanity-advice","humanity","inner-strength","joy","joy-of-life","joyful-living","kindness","learning","love","love","marriage-advice","marriage-life","overcomer","overcoming-obstacles","parenthood","patience","peace","perseverance","persistence","relationship","religion","religion-spirituality","religious-faith","romance","self-control","self-help","self-motivation","self-realization","spiritual","spirituality","spirituality-vs-religion","suffering-of-humanity","suffering","talent","wisdom","wise","wise-sayings","wise-words"],"id":101434,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"...The Spirit comes to us as a fire, either to be fanned into full flame and given the freedom to accomplish his will or to be doused and extinguished by the water of human fear, control, and flawed theology.","author":"Sam Storms","tags":["charismatic","gifts-of-the-spirit","holy-spirit","sam-storms"],"id":145306,"author_id":"Sam+Storms"},{"text":"You have great talents. Aim for God best for your life.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["ability-and-attitude","adversity","aim-high","belief","believe-and-achieve","believe-in-yourself","best-life","bible","calling-on-god","calling-people","capabilities","challenges","christian-life","christian","dreaming-big","dreams","faith","fulfilling-purpose","fulfilling-your-potential","gifts-and-talents","gifts-from-god","gifts-of-the-spirit","god","greatness","hope-for-each-day","hope-lailah-gifty-akita","individuals","inner-strength","inspirational","inspired-life","journey","life-and-living","life-philosophy","life","overcomer","positive-outlook","positive","positive-thinking","potential","purpose","religion","self-confidence","self-determination","self-esteem","self-realization","spiritual-life","spirituality","strength-of-character","talent","talented-people","uniqueness","uplifting","wisdom","wise","wise-sayings","you","your-destiny","your-journey","yourlife"],"id":145496,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Priceless gifts:The gift of love.The gift of parent.The gift of husbandThe gift of wifeThe gift of childrenThe gift of prayer.The gift of family.The gift of relatives.The gift of friends.The gift of in-laws.The gift of books.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["gift","gifts-from-heaven","gifts-of-the-spirit"],"id":221203,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Have you ever taken yourself a bit too seriously, thinking that who you are is actually defined by what you look like, how much talent you have (or don't have), how well known you are (or aren't), or how much money you have (or don't have)? Those are all 'garments and labels' you wear during the course of your stay here on this planet, but it's not who you are. At the end of the day, when it's all said and done, you will turn all of that back in just like a car you had on lease.","author":"Dennis Merritt Jones","tags":["authenticity","death-and-dying","gifts-of-the-spirit","self-definition","talent"],"id":287633,"author_id":"Dennis+Merritt+Jones"},{"text":"Use your special gifts to fulfil your divine purpose.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["advice","artist","believe and achieve","believe in yourself","calling people","christian-life","christian","daily-inspirational","destiny","determined-spirit","dreams","educational-philosophy","educational","failure","faith","fate","fearless","gift","gifts-and-talents","gifts-of-the-spirit","indviduality","inner-strength","inspirational","inspiring","journey","learner","learning","music","perseverance","purpose","purposeful-living","self-confidence","self-esteem","self-help","shine-your-light","shine-your-star","success","talented","uniqueness","uplifting","wisdom","wise-words","wishes","you","your-journey","your-life"],"id":295770,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"True dexterity is not just in books; It is giving from above, we learn it, it is nurtured, it is applied and it is developed. He who do not know what has been giving to him from above, shall never know how to use what he has been giving effectively and efficiently.","author":"Ernest Agyemang Yeboah","tags":["gift-of-life","gifted-persons","gifts-of-the-spirit","ignorance","know-who-you-are","know-your-worth","know-yourself","responsibility","talent-and-gift","talent","talents","time","using-your-gift","using-your-talent","wasting-time"],"id":301512,"author_id":"Ernest+Agyemang+Yeboah"},{"text":"The gift of the Sabbath must be treasured. Blessed are you who honour this day.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["belief-in-god","belief","believe-in-god","believers","bible","blessed-life","blessing-of-the-lord","blessings-in-disguise","choice-and-attitude","choice","christ","christian","christian-living","christianity","daily-life","daily-living","daily-productivity","daily","daily-readings","decision","disease-prevention","empowering","faith-in-god","faith","faithfulness","gift-giving","gift-of-god","gift-of-life","gifts-for-christmas","gifts-from-god","gifts-from-heaven","gifts-of-the-spirit","god","healing","healing-the-past","health-and-fitness","health-care","healthy-habits","healthy-lifestyle","healthy-living","healthy-mind","healthy-relationships","holy-bible","holy-in-christ","hope-and-healing","hope-and-life","inspirational","jesus-myth","jesus-the-christ","obedience-christianity","obedience-to-god","religion-and-philoshophy","religion-christianity","religion","religion-spirituality","religious-faith","renewal","rest","restoration","sabbath","sabbath-rest","sabbatical","scriptures","spiritual","spiritual-insights","spiritual-life","spiritual","wisdom","wise","wise-sayings","wise-words","you-can-do-it"],"id":391884,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"If we could treat every natural resource as a gift rather than a commodity, we would be on the path to sustainability. The difference is that a gift does not belong to us but to the universe. It comes into our lives from a source that is unknown and ultimately unknowable; eventually , it returns to its source.","author":"Victor Shamas","tags":["commodity","gift","gifts-of-the-spirit","spirit","spiritual","spirituality","spirituality","sustainability","sustainability"],"id":392570,"author_id":"Victor+Shamas"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":14,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}