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

Thank you Sabrina Hamilton 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):

37%

90%

96%

90%

87%

50%

78%

53%

90%

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:
when someone is going through something, or they share their doubts with me, im always sharing scripture verses that pertain specifically to them. im always trying to encourage people when they seem downcast, and people often tell me that im motivational and inspirational. i always encourage people to keep seeking deeper and not to give up. peple say im really understanding, and i empathize and feel peoples pain personally even when ive never gone through a particular thing.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
i desire to see everyone saved, i want to be a missionary. when i meet someone im always looking for my non intrusive and non awkward opportunity to share what i believe and why its so tangible for me. i think of ways to bring the conversations to an eventual point that makes it natural for them as well, and am often successfull. people typically dont feel threatened or disgusted when i open up about my life story and my faith, even when they have with other people. im observant, and its very easy for me to be flexible and adjust to their style and personality. people from all walks of life find me relatable and easy to understand. i easily connect with all sorts of people, i dont have a specific group i fit in to. i love sharing my story, and making myself vulnerable comes naturally.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
im constantly burdened by the needs of others, and money doesnt mean anything to me. i wish to gewt in the trenches with the suffering and experience their pain firsthand. im more comfortable with a simple lifestyle and lavishness disgusts me. i desire to give monetarily and of my time and resources when i see someone in need. my heart aches for the afflicted. most of my money goes to charity type things.

[H]eart

1. making friends and discussing philosophy and all the things ive researched, debating, sharing how i came to where i am, explaining biblical truths to others

2. writing

3. traveling to new places and learning about new cultures

junior high to young adults

human trafficking, sexual and physical abuse, split homes, rejection, bullying etc.

Poverty/hunger
Abuse/violence
At-risk children

[A]bilities

caretaking for an elder with alzheimers

babysitting, cleaning house services

writing, imagination, creating, creative solutions for creative problems, very visionary/a dreamer, very intuitive

my life story

[P]ersonality

Reserved

50-50 High/Low Risk

50-50 Peace Maker/Challenger

50-50 People/Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Solo

50-50 Routine/Variety

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

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

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 was taken away from my mom at a very young age and she was required to have her visits supervised, i went to live with my dad when i was 5 but his spiritual condition wasnt much better. he did drugs, swore, watched porn, had a premarital living arrangement with my stepmom, etc.. my grandmother would come to visit me and my dad and she would buy me bibles and take me to church and talk about God and stuff, and at 6 i prayed a prayer to get saved, but i didnt really understand what i was doing, and i didnt surrender my life to Christ. my dad considered himself christian, but didnt talk about God often and didnt exemplify what that was to me. my mom was in and out of my life until i was 11, and im now 20 and i havent seen her since. my dad and stepmom fought all the time, and my stepmom severely emotionally abused me. i got into all sorts of trouble as a kid through the years, mostly in sexual ways. by the time i was 11 i began to actually have minor sexual encounters with boys. i always considered myself christian but i didnt know what any of that meant. by the time i was 14 i had been in legal situations that involved court, and i felt unfulfilled and tired of the same old same old. i knew that i wasnt truly christian and that i needed to get to know this God i was always praying to. after that i went to live with y aunt and uncle and i met a wonderful woman who mentored me and is like a mom to me to this day, and i began seeking for truth and liberty as for gold and precious stones, until i discovered the truth that God truly loves me, and that i can be holy and fulfill the desire for change and holiness through the sanctification of Holy Spirit. i soon after became baptized, and though i still had troubles fully trusting God and seeing Him as good, and knowing which version of the gospel was truth, i became truly saved and its been the rockiest but most amazing journey of my life and im still on it. some time after getting saved, i ahd memories that were suppressed of sexual abuse that had taken place as a toddler when i lived my mother, and im still working through the trauma of that. but daily i gain knowledge and a deeper personal relationship with Christ.

a woman named Karen took me under her wing and taught me the bible

i was sexually, physically, and emotionally abused

many people have eagerly taught me many beliefs and “biblical truths” that were very close to me in my life, and some have knowingly allowed me to believe things that were dangerous and damaging, like witchcraft, atheism, judaism, pseudo christianity, and i have had to work all of that and untangle myself from all of the lies, and i almost walked away from christianity because everyone wants to teach me the “true” gospel but everyones God is different, everyones christian life is different, everyones salvation definition is different and i couldnt trust anyone because were all reading the same bible but what God wants from me and requires from me and what His heart looks like differs depending on whos teaching. and ive had to find out for myself what that looks like, and im glad i did because this process has been horrible and scary and amazing and crazy all at once

i was forced to be off to myself a lot, and remain silent, and be away from socialization, and it made me socially awkward and often times socially inappropriate, but it made me observant and though becoming a social person was difficult for outside of some friends at school, i was able to teach myself how to communicate in a way that is raw and punches the core of the issues yet relatably and understandably, and im able to understand peoples deepest feelings, and mediate for them when they are not able to communicate their meanings, intentions, needs, feelings, etc.. it has developed in me a deep yearning for deeper more meaningful communication in the church, in families, etc.. and ive become appreciate of the value of words and how we express them.

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. i would move to india and minister the the lost and needy souls there

4. i would adopt a lot of kids

5. i would travel on foot and evangelize everyone i crossed paths with, not caring about shelter or the such because God would provide