The possible weaknesses of the gifts T Johndrow

1.) Serving:
Strengths
A. An ability to see practical needs and a desire to meet them
B. A joy in serving when it frees others to do more important things
C. A willingness to sacrifice time & resources to serve others
D. A special enjoyment in providing for physical needs and comforts (can remember likes and dislikes)
A strong desire to be with others, providing more serving opportunities
Weaknesses
A. Neglecting home responsibilities to help others.
B. Accepting too many jobs at one time (cannot say ‘no’)
C. Wear themselves out physically.
D. Sometimes too persistent in giving unrequested help to others.
E. Going around proper authorities to get job done.
F. Interfering with God’s discipline by premature help.
G. Excluding others from helping on a job (difficult to delegate)
H. Getting sidetracked while working on an assignment.
I. Being hurt by ungratefulness of those helped.
Giving :
Strengths
1. A keen ability to discern wise investments in order to have more money available to give away
2. A desire to give quietly without public notice
3. A desire to give gifts which are of high quality
4. An ability to see financial needs which others tend to overlook
5. A desire to use giving as a way to motivate others to give
Weaknesses
1. Giving too sparingly to own family.
2. Causing family to resent those to whom gifts are given.
3. Listening to unscriptural counsel on money management.
4. Putting pressure on people who have less to give.
5. Failing to discern God’s promptings for giving.
6. Judging those who misuse funds rather than aiding them.
7. Controlling people or ministries by giving.
8. Corrupting people by giving too much.
9. Investing in projects that do not benefit people’s lives.

3.Mercy:
Strengths:
1. Ability to sense and express genuine love (1 John 4:8)
2. A need for deep friendships in which there is mutual commitment (John 13:23)
3. A greater concern over mental joy or distress than physical concerns (1 Jn 3:17)
4. A tendency to attract people who are having mental and emotional distress.
5. A desire to remove the causes of hurts rather than to look for benefits from them.
Weak
1. Failing to be firm and decisive when necessary.
2. A tendency to react harshly when intimate friends are rejected (Luke 9:53-54)
3. A greater vulnerability to deeper and more frequent hurts from the lack of love (can take up offenses for hurts of others).
4. Basing decisions on emotions rather than on reason.
5. Promoting improper affections from the opposite sex.
6. Cutting off fellowship with those who are insensitive to others.
7. Reacting to God’s purpose in allowing people to suffer.
8. Sympathizing with those violating God’s standards.
9. Establishing possessive relationships with others.
4.Exhortation:
Strengths:
1. A motivation to urge people to their full spiritual maturity in Christ.
2. An ability to discern where a person is in spiritual growth and to speak on that level.
3. A desire to give precise: steps of action in urging people toward spiritual maturity.
4. A drive to explain truth with logical reasoning, in order to make it accepted.
5. An ability to visualize spiritual achievement for people and to use this to motivate them to action.
6. A desire for face-to-face discussion in order to determine and insure a positive response.
7. An ability to identify with people of different types and backgrounds in order to gain a wider hearing.
8. A motivation to bring harmony between diverse groups of Christians, and an awareness that harmony is basic to spiritual maturity.
9. An ability to welcome personal tribulation as a chief motivator of spiritual growth

Weaknesses
1. Raising the expectations of others prematurely.
2. Taking ‘family time’ to counsel others.
3. Treating family and friends as “Projects” rather than people.
4. Sharing private illustrations without permission.
5. Jumping into new projects without finishing existing ones.
6. Encouraging others to depend on them rather than God.
7. Trusting visible results rather than true change of heart.
8. Neglecting proper emphasis on basic Bible doctrine.
9. Giving counsel before discerning the type of problem or person.
5. Administration :
1. An ability to visualize the final result of a major undertaking
2. An ability to break down major goals into smaller, achievable tasks
3. An ability to know what resources are available and needed to reach a goal
4. A tendency to remove himself from distracting details in order to focus on the ultimate goal
5. A willingness to endure reaction from insiders and outsiders in order to reach an ultimate goal
6. A need for loyalty and confidence from those who are being directed and served
7. An ability to know what he should and should not delegate to others
8. An ability to inspire and encourage workers by cheerfulness, approval, praise, and challenges
9. A joy and fulfillment in seeing all the parts come together in a finished product
Weaknesses
1. Viewing people as ‘human resources’ rather than human beings.
2. Using people to accomplish personal ambitions.
3. Showing favoritism to those who seem most loyal.
4. Taking charge of projects that are not God’s direction.
5. Delegating too much work to others.
6. Overlooking serious character faults in valuable workers.
7. Being unresponsive to suggestions and appeals.
8. Failure in giving proper explanations and praises to workers.
6. Evangelism
Strengths:
Have a heart for the lost
Have an intuition for the persons relationship with the Lord
Weaknesses
Can be dogmatic
Take it personally when someone isn't ready for salvation
7. Pastor/Shepherd
Strengths
Never give up
Gentle when needed
Weaknesses
Overlook the sin issues
Take on more than they should
Guilt
8. Prophet
Strengths
See right to the heart of an issue.
Motivated to reveal what is true
Concerned with revealing the other person's motives
Have a natural discernment
Weaknesses
It is hard to keep quiet when they feel the truth is being twisted, hidden or offended
They usually lack tact
They need to learn to speak the truth in love
They need to know “when” to speak and who to speak to
9. Teaching
Strengths
Is motivated to validate the truth
Wants to know “why”, “how”, “when”, “where” details
They put the details in order
Weaknesses
They can be really boring
They have to tell you “why” they are qualified to do what they do
They place a lot of importance on “degrees”
They won't listen to you if they feel you are “qualified”
More info than you could ever use
Not practical in every day language
Easily offended and critical