HOW DO CHARISMS OR SPIRITUAL GIFTS DIFFER FROM NATURAL TALENTS?
Natural talents are inborn or are inherited from parents, whereas, spiritual gifts are something which are gifted by God. When an individual is empowered supernaturally, it is called charism. One can explore the spiritual gifts by focusing on his qualities.
Charisms, or spiritual gifts, differ from natural talents in two important ways. Charisms are not “inborn” or inherited from our parents, but are given to us by the Holy Spirit, whom we received through baptism and confirmation, two of the three sacraments of initiation. Charisms are also supernaturally empowered. They are focused outward and enable Christians to bear results for the Kingdom of God above and beyond our normal human abilities.