Speaking of Talent vs. Anointing...

[Dagwood]

I'm just trying to get various perspectives on the subject of talent vs. anointing. So, my question is this: do we base one's talent or anointing on what we see, hear, or know about a person?

Talking about gospel music, when certain lyrics are penned or certain songs are sung, it takes little to no time for chills to come over me. Many times, we associate that with feeling the presence of God, or saying "that's the Holy Ghost coming over me/us/you." When it comes to preaching/teaching, I've felt the chills on a number of occasions when certain scriptures are read and/or certain points are being made and God begins to move.

So, how does one know, or how can one distinguish the difference between talent and anointing? Do we start asking questions that start off as "Do they do this or that, do they know this or that, or do they look like this or that?"

What if God, in fact, does bless someone with a talent to be used as anointing to bless others, regardless of the questions we start asking in skepticism? Maybe an even more important question is: who are we to say what talent is compared to anointing?