The church of Jesus Christ is not merely a human organization but a living organism with Christ as the head. God has provided supernatural endowments called 'spirituals' for building up the church and evangelizing the world. These are not natural talents we possess but manifestations of the Holy Spirit working through believers as He sovereignly chooses.Paul identifies nine spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 12: word of wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, gifts of healings, working of miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, different kinds of tongues, and interpretation of tongues. The key to understanding these gifts is recognizing that they belong to the Spirit, not to us. When we claim ownership of spiritual gifts, we limit how God can work and often build ministries around ourselves rather than Christ.Many Christians struggle with spiritual gifts in two ways: either ignoring them out of fear of the unknown, or indulging in them by taking control rather than following the Spirit's lead. The litmus test for true spiritual manifestations is how they relate to Jesus Christ - the Holy Spirit always testifies of and glorifies Jesus, never man. As believers mature, they should become more open to the various ways God works, following the wind of the Spirit wherever it blows, even when it means stepping into the unfamiliar or uncomfortable.