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

Thank you ILUMINADA BERNAS BAYLOSI 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:

53%

75%

75%

65%

43%

62%

50%

62%

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 find fulfillment in taking action towards the mandate given to all believers, to tell about the Gospel, how it transforms one’s life, how it saves one for eternity, and to do this for God’s glory. I also believe one experience I had as a young child spurred me to “save the world”.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I receive(d) deep exhortation/encouragement from the Lord and this overflows to those I encounter who clearly need God’s encouragement, and being able to minister in their life brings me more satisfaction than having material possession to my name.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I have had the blessing of diving into God’s Word as baby christian in the 80’s, the Seed germinated and flourished, bore fruit and now, the ripened fruit has no other recourse than to be distributed to those who delight in God, and whenever there is an opportunity, I make myself available to offer the “fruit”, in the knowledge, understanding and wisdom that God had planted and established in my life.

[H]eart

1. 1. To be in a worshipful Presence of God, the Holy Spirit as evidence of that Presence. I know when I am deeply inspired because my heart sings a new song unto the Lord, and had written songs spontaneously and which I would not have been able to play back, if not for a CD recorder close to me to record the song. I had written a song in few minutes after watching and being impacted by the movie “The Passion of Christ”, this is how powerful God’s Presence can affect me. Needless to say, nothing brings me more joy and fultillment in my life than worshiping God. Hence, private or corporate worship at Church is something I can get so high about!

2. 2. I find fulfillment when I have lived life having glorified God’s Name. This is my perpetual prayer, that my life’s example will lead others (family or otherwise) to see God’s goodness, mercy, grace and unceasing love for all men. I have my share of imperfections which needs correction, but I am continually aiming to move from Point A to Point B, so that God ‘s Word will come alive, that I am a salt and light, a righteousness which comes with challenges or difficulty, but I cheer up, HE has overcome the world! He enables me to overcome too!

3. 3. To journal insights, impressions, dreams and revelations I receive(d) from the Holy Spirit on various occasions. I believe in His indwelling Spirit so I do not take lightly the wisdom or encouraging words He pours into my heart and mind, I have dozens of Notebooks/Journals, some are heavenly ideas that can be monetized. All in all, I feel so privileged and special for being a recipient of His invisible thoughts which He had wanted me to share in print and image, but which I had placed in the backburner for decades… this 2018, those thoughts will come out as “burst of Wisdom”.

I love to work with adults who realize their need and insufficiency without God, those who feel “unqualified, under-privileged, oppressed, abused, with nothing to show for it, the insecure, the “lowly in society”. The type of Gideons who don’t yet know they have a spirit of leadership in them that just needs to be activated. This is where my gift of exhortation/encouragement will best be manifested. For His Namesake.

I am concerned about the use, misuse, abuse and deceitfulness of the “tongue”. How that even among the elect, words fly out of the mouth without carefulness that “life and death are in the power of the tongue”. This concern is not whimsical, I had a vivid dream circa 1988 that pertains to how one can be in pain and in bondage due to the evil work of the enemy assigned to hurt the tongue. And when any part of the Body is hurting or affected, the whole Body hurts too.

Marriage/family issues
Financial stewardship
Other – “Dead works/service” to God

[A]bilities

Self-employment (in Insurance industry, e-commerce, cryptocurrency and marketing with a Team)

Bank employee; Money Market Trader; Holyland Tour Coordinator and Guide; Assistant Manager -Clothing manufacturing; Loan documents Processor; Civil Engineering office Admin Asst.;Retail and Service marketing Rep; MLM Distributor; Senior Caregiver.

Plays guitar and piano (rusty now!)
Counseling, can be a Negotiator, peace-maker
Promotional ( “a noble cause” drives me well)
Co-authored a 118-page book with my 8 siblings, as a tribute to our beloved parents, entitled, “Pio and Lumen, our Fortune and Blessing: Best-loved Episodes and Recollections by their Nine Affectionate Sons and Daughters”

Taught Class as Assistant Trainor on “Memory Improvement” under Cognitive Development Resource Center. (1987 Manila)
Handled a group for “Couples ministry”. (Baguio City 1990’s)
Volunteered to facilitate “Couple’s Group” under Calvary Chr.
Volunteered as Facilitator for Phase 1 of Christ-life Solution in 2007 until it transitioned to “Ultimate Journey”.

The Holy Spirit in my inner man. He is the strength behind my confidence in life. My sustainer, my wisdom, my encourager, my provider! The Only greatest Source of any resource or asset I have in me.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

Peace Maker

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

As a person I search for truth. When I went through a crisis in 1982, the darkest hour was not solved by my capabilities nor religion but through the working of God’s grace which led to my surrendering of life to the Lordship of Jesus, and this new faith began on Sept. 4, 1983 and since then I live life with no regrets of being a Christian.

Corpus Christi Community Foundation, Inc. In Metro Manila, Phils. (1983-87)
Ministry involved: Served as HR/Membership Director.
Promoted “Holy land Pilgrimage tour” for a group that brought me to Israel, Egypt, Belgium and Germany to visit my sister.

Good News Community Church, Baguio City, Phils:
1987-2001, served in:
Ladies’ Ministry, Worship Team, Drama Ministry, Counseling,
Couples’ Min., Cell Group (Bible studies)

Calvary Alameda, USA, 2001-to present:
Served with Filipino Ministry as Secretary (volunteered for various activities like Hosp. visitation, group choir and caroling, leading home bible studies, hosting lunch after chr service, fund-raising).
Volunteered as Cell leader for “Couples’ Min” with Ptr. Greg
Volunteered, Facilitator for Christ-life Solution with Ptr. Mike
Volunteered, Nursery care once a month, since 2007- to date
Volunteered, Fun Fair, Kids’ Ministry events, misc. chr events

My parent’s (esp father’s) motivating act of rewarding me a new pair of leather shoes each time I became the no. 1 (Honor list) in my primary and secondary levels. I graduated Valedictorian in High School. (Praise the Lord!)

Having been to the Land of the Bible in 1984, experiencing communion of bread and wine at the Upper Room where the Pentecost happened, seeing the places (Gethsemane and Golgotha) where the Lord suffered and died for me and my sin, gave me that deep feeling of being special, I am empowered by His love and no one can take that away from me!

Having believed in His Words as born again Christian, I have cherished memories of how He made me experience several miracles (un-natural occurrences) because I took Him at His words and He didn’t fail me. Biblical verses came alive such as 1 Cor. 10:13, Ps. 23, Rom 8:28 and more. And so today, our children (who are God-loving and God-fearing) are living proof that trusting in God pays!

1. Deep-seated discrimination I felt from my mother over a different dress she gave me from those worn by my 3 other sisters. A family picture showed this. Of the 4 daughters, I was the shortest in height, had dark skin versus their fair-skin, and they were stunning beauties, I felt like the ugly duckling in the family. Thank God for the life-changing transformation gained through Christ-life Solution Program, I had moved on and made this my springboard to offer compassion to those suffering similar pain, bondage and oppresion.

2. Being a victim of swindling in jewelry business I dabbled early into our marriage. I learned not everyone can be trusted. This was that crisis that led Ruel and I to surrender our life to the Lord, be born again and learned forgiveness for that person (even if she didn’t reach out to ask for our forgiveness) was my ticket to God to forgive me and get me out of the cage of bitterness. I received freely so I freely gave. Even if that person didn’t give back the huge worth of jewelries, the Lord gave it back to me, many times over!

Living in the Phils where we had nannies seemed the best world, all our 4 kids had fully paid Education Plans, then we moved to the U.S. without any security as to how we will support a family! And while we were business owners in the Phils., this time, we’re going to be mere employees under a boss, and income wasn’t enviable. We incurred heavy debts, even the kids had school loans too, we lived frugally, in the midst of plenty. No luxurious living were used to. But through it all, the Lord made a way where there seemed to be no way… and now I understand, I can empathize with those who are in lack, who are in heavy debts, who feel insignificant. There is now a “war on debt” I feel for those who are oppressed in this area of life. Which led me to a big dream of someday having a “3H Ministry” –i,e, Holiness, Honor and Helps.

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. To expand b.o.W. (burst of Wisdom), making visible through Print and images, the invisible thoughts and messages of God.

4. Launch the “3H Foundation” with 3-part building that houses a three-fold focus of Holiness, Honor and Helps, all leading to God.

5. To establish a “Kibbutz”-type of community (Israeli-inspired) that would grow basic agricultural products, raise poulty, cattle and farming supplies, to enable God’s chosen people to be sustained physically, socially and live sufficiently in the event that the mark of the beast 666 will make living “a hell” for those without the mark. Praise God, our parents left us vast lands in the Phils. that can make this dream happen.