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

Thank you Joan Noble 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 (in alphabetical order):

46%

12%

59%

25%

40%

53%

12%

75%

96%

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 feel compelled in verbalizing what the Holy Spirit reveals to my spirit through God’s word so that I may help others in their walk and encourage them.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I enjoy serving and helping in areas that are often considered by others as less important or unfulfilling.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
Same answer as listed for Teaching.

[H]eart

1. Reading God’s written word.

2. Serve in ways that are needed, but are not filled by others.

3. Giving in non-conventional ways.

I love to work and serve alongside other women who are my age or older.

I am most concerned that God’s written word is taking a back seat within churches and in the discipleship of Christ’s followers.

Abortion/sanctity of Life
Abuse/violence
Spiritual laziness

[A]bilities

I am a Specification Writer for an architectural firm that designs hospitals and healthcare and welfare facilities. I interpret architectural plans and verbalize the materials, products, and desired quality of work for all aspects of the building’s construction from the ground up that is used by those doing the work i.e., construction managers, project managers, and contractors so they understand the desired outcome as shown on the architectural drawings. (An example:
Image seeing a picture of a pencil and then verbalizing how it’s made, from what materials, and how it’s to be used).

I have over 30 years experience working in administration, with nearly a decade supporting the fire service in one of the most high risk areas for back country rescues and wildfires in the United States.

I’ve been told that I can perceive things in others. I’ve been told that I have the ability to make others feel at peace. I have an ability that makes other feel they can open up to me and share things that the normally wouldn’t.

I’ve not been given the opportunity.

Caring. I’ve asked Jesus to give me a heart for loving others and believe He’s answered my prayer.

[P]ersonality

Reserved

High Risk

Peace Maker

People Driven

Follower

Solo

Routine

Your Primary was ‘The Retriever’, with your Secondary coming in as ‘The Beaver’, 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

Beaver- Organized. Beavers think that there is a right way to do everything and they want to do it exactly that way. Beaver personalities are very creative. They desire to solve everything. Desire to take their time and do it right. Beavers do not like sudden changes. They need reassurance.

Strength: High standards, order, respect
Weakness: Unrealistic expectations of self & others, too perfect.
Limitation: Seeing the optimistic side of things, expressing flexibility

[E]xperience

I was drawn to Jesus by the Holy Spirit. He placed just the right persons, at just the right time, and in just the right way I chose to give my life to Him by prayerfully acknowledging that he is Lord and asking for the forgiveness of my sins. The Holy Spirit indwelt me in a powerful way and continues to point me to Jesus and manifest the power of God’s written word within me today.

First Baptist Missionary Church in Chapel Hill, TN.

I also attended a Baptist ‘mega’ church in Nashville where there had been much division over how Sunday church services were to be performed and was so large there didn’t seem to be any unity.

Upon giving my life to Jesus 20 years ago, I was drawn by the Holy Spirit to a predominately black denominational Baptist church in the south, outside of Nashville, Tn. This was not an easy thing for me to do initially, I’m not prejudice, but because it was outside of my comfort zone. The Holy Spirit used me there to show their members that God does not see us by the color of our skin and where there is no love, God cannot work.

After moving to California in 2005, I fell away from the church believing I could continue my walk in faith without going to church. That continued for 12 years (when I moved to Maine). I then experienced a horrible life changing event that showed me what my life had become and would be without Jesus. I’ve since understood how imperative it is as a Christian to read God’s word daily, to attend church, and have other Christians in my life that encourage me help me to grow as a Christian, to serve within the body of Christ and others, and always be looking for ways to do God’s will and to learn more about Jesus.

God has allowed me to experience many ‘bad’ things that I can now use in relating to others who have been there and share my experience of how He has transformed my life and can transform theirs too.

These negative experiences are not something I wish to share without relating them to someone face to face who can benefit from my pain.

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. My life is driven by God and what He asks of me, not what I desire or want.

4. His possibilities within me are limitless and beyond anything I can think or image for myself!

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