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

Thank you lorraine abrahams 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:

68%

93%

81%

84%

75%

65%

71%

93%

62%

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 want to be useful to the body of Christ. i want to preach to people that many don’t care about. i know what it feels like being undermined, not being part of group. to tell people God loves unconditionally. i have experience pain in many ways, because of alcohol addiction of parents. it felt my joy will never come but GOD is faithful even in most difficult times. i speak of true events in my life. if i can only get one person to change from sadness to joy ill be happy thru JESUS, Son of GOD.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
i have a passion to serve GOD people with love care and understanding. i have ability to teach with the tool i have and to learn more to be more effectively. i want people to share the warmth of my heart.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
i know GOD will provide for me cause even when i didn’t give honestly GOD still came thru for me in many ways. i have a desire to give more ,in many, other ways to people especially to children. i sense a lot in people situations.

[H]eart

1. teaching

2. counsel

3. praying

children age group (5 -15) more those in difficult situations… youth because i can relate to the issue arise in today living… being a parent of various stages i have a lot of knowledge in addressing situation… but i am also have a eagerness to learn more. i like to give opinions of my view.

ushers people that receive people as from the door, not fulfill there duties doesn’t do it to the best of there abilities. the back of the church is not look after during birthday/anniversary wishes lack caring/supervision. opportunities not granted to many people.

Alcoholism
Marriage/family issues
Educational

[A]bilities

administration
data capture

i can teaching. play with children kept them active. be creative

bible stories to children. teach various projects to my daughter and a few friends. help them with math, accountancy etc,

i am a strong focus lady.. i don’t get to be string along easily. firm.

[P]ersonality

Peace Maker

People Driven

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

Otter- Otters are very social creature. Otter personalities love people. They enjoys being popular and influencing and motivating others. Otter can sometimes be hurt when people do not like them. Otter personalities usually have lots of friends, but not deep relationships. They love to goof-off. (They are notorious for messy rooms.) Otters like to hurry and finish jobs. (Jobs are not often done well.) The otter personality is like Tigger in Winnie The Pooh.

Strength: People person, open, positive
Weakness: Talks too much, too permissive
Limitation: Remembering past commitments, follow through with discipline

[E]xperience

i was raised up in church since baby, Sunday school till gr.12 during my youth i was taught about baptising i took a step of obedience.. i lapse many times not of addiction or anything. i just felt death inside of me. November 2017 i had a change in my family situation that change our lives up side down. a reason for me to just became sad – turns out to be a time where i felt more energize and focus closer to Jesus, God the father.

i was raised in Ravensmead Cape Town and church was Full gospel church of GOD from birth to age around 18-19. i completed a Sunday school teacher course in year 1999. part of the youth as well.

after moving to Eerste River Cape Town, Family Enrichment ministries (now ENON) since that time. its now about 16-17 years there.

being a mother: taught me perseverance, caring deeply,

marriage: obedience

alcohol: i was never a user but my parents was, it remind me why i never will not do it. i know who it break me off. mentally n spiritually

pregnancy before marriage: i am marriage to my husband but i was upset to broke my family trust. its shape my life postively. i learn to accepts my faults and take responsibility

poverty: i didn’t have a lot growing up, like material things but i have experience that taught me way more for life challenges. things money can’t buy.

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. teacher

4. counsellor

5. own business