S.H.A.P.E. Assessment Results

Thank you Anita Irons for taking the SHAPE Assessment. We encourage you to meet with a Church Leader that you respect, to go over your results, so that they can help you discover a place to serve in the church and/or community, and also to help you fine-tune your 5 Main Focuses/Priorities listed at the bottom of this email under the ‘Wrapping it up’ section. May God Bless You!

[S]piritual Gifts

Here is how your spiritual gifts scored:

12%

78%

56%

46%

59%

50%

25%

46%

75%

To see descriptions on the Spiritual Gifts and how you can use them to further Christ’s Kingdom on earth, visit this link.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have enthusiasm for this, but not the skill at least not on a large scale or broad basis. Through teaching though I feel I could do this.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I love God’s Word and helping others explore it if they are interested, preferably one on one or in small groups.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have great compassion for those who are suffering and would love to find ways to help alleviate this and bring them encouragement.

[H]eart

1. Teach others about God’s Word, which I get to do daily on our home- schooling journey.

2. Read and learn more about God through His work and other things about His creation that make me feel closer to Him and bring me greater understanding about God and the world.

3. Enjoy God’s creation, especially nature.

Younger, elementary age and the elderly who often just need someone to listen and provide some support and encouragement.

Parenting
Poverty/hunger
Educational

[A]bilities

Home school Mom

Veterinary technician, property and casualty insurance adjuster, various office positions

Some music knowledge through many years playing the flute (currently very rusty), many years of caring for cats and dogs , Biology degree, love for nature, plants and animals.

Facilitated Bible studies for adults, taught home school subjects from mid elementary through high school (current) including Bible.

My empathy for the suffering of others.

[P]ersonality

Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

Follower

Solo

Routine

Your Primary was ‘The Retriever’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Lion’, and here are the descriptions of your Personalities, and how they can be used for God

Golden Retriever- Good at making friends. Very loyal. Retriever personalities do not like big changes. They look for security. Can be very sensitive. Very caring. Has deep relationships, but usually only a couple of close friends. Wants to be loved by everyone. Looks for appreciation. Works best in a limited situation with a steady work pattern.

Strength: Accommodating, calm, affirming
Weakness: Indecisive, indifferent, unable to express emotional, too soft on other people
Limitation: Seeing the need to be more assertive, holding others accountable

Lion- This personality likes to lead. The lion is good at making decisions and is very goal-oriented. They enjoy challenges, difficult assignments, and opportunity for advancement. Because lions are thinking of the goal, they can step on people to reach it. Lions can be very aggressive and competitive. Lions must learn not to be too bossy or to take charge in other’s affairs.

Strength: Goal-oriented, strong, direct
Weakness: Argumentative, too dictatorial
Limitation: Doesn’t understand that directness can hurt others, hard time expressing grace

[E]xperience

I became a Christian in my childhood, but strayed from God’s path until well into my 40’s when I felt called to return to His ways and to start trusting in His plan for my life and that of my family.

Sunday School Teacher- about 2 years Community United Methodist Church of Oldsmar, about 2005-2008

Bible Study Group Facilitator at various times while attending Advent Lutheran Church in Suntree 2010-2017

Being baptized -taking the next step to show my fellow believers that I have accepted Jesus as Lord of my life.

Becoming a parent, realizing the importance of guiding my children on their life journey and a relationship with God.

Getting married- becoming one with my partner for life

The death of my mother- it is hard to understand how bereft this leaves you feeling, especially if you had a very close relationship with a parent or family member if you have not experienced this for yourself.

Death of my brother in law. He was only 45 and the gap it left in my sister’s heart (and all of us) taught me how to help someone recover from such a great loss, mostly by being supportive and listening. You can’t fix it, but you can be there for them.

Losing our house, along with our community and church family. Always thought it was somehow people’s own fault when this happened to them. I now know better, while we could have been more financially prepared, no one could have predicted the recession and pay cut that came with it for us. Felt like my entire support system, in addition to a home we all loved, was yanked out from under me. I have huge empathy for those in similar situations now.

Wrapping It Up

The Challenge: Based upon your S.H.A.P.E. Assessment above (the way God wired you), If you knew you couldn’t fail … and ‘lack of money, or time’ was not an obstacle… list your Top 3 Things you would ‘Focus’ your Life on, next to #1 Loving God & #2 Loving Your Neighbor (these would be your ‘3 God-Sized Dreams’ for your life)?

1. My Relationship with GOD

2. My Relationship with Others

• Putting Your Spouse First
• Your Kids Second
• Everyone Else After those

3. Teach others more about God’s Word

4. Help those struggling with learning to read at any age

5. Dog assisted therapy for the sick and elderly