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

Thank you Tanya V. Robinson 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):

62%

62%

56%

75%

78%

65%

46%

50%

65%

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:
For the most part, it seems to be an innate part of my personality. Also, GOD has shown me mercy throughout my life and my prayer is that I see others as Christ see’s them and not in the natural.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I am understanding the importance of purpose, destiny, and stewardship. With that in mind GOD is showing me how profound it is to be sustained by him and in return being able to sustain others. Giving to others who would not be able to, nor are they meant to give back. I am also recognizing the totality of giving, ie – time, self, and resources.

This gift’s evident in my life in the following ways:
I’m slightly surprised about this gift; however, I do believe GOD has given me somewhat of a platform in my occupation to be able to speak life into the lives of others.

[H]eart

1. I love to worship. Being in his presence soothes my heart and calms my fears.

2. I love being a conduit to physically help heal others (my occupation).

3.

[A]bilities

I am a Family Nurse Practitioner

Cashier and Customer Service

My compassion and ability to appreciate what makes an individual unique no matter how peculiar. I think I may also possess the building blocks for financial stability – I’m frugal and would much rather draft a financial plan before executing.

[P]ersonality

50-50 Extrovert/Reserved

Low Risk

Peace Maker

Project Driven

50-50 Follower/Leader

Team

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, like many others, was raised to attend church. I began to develop my own personal/ meaningful relationship with Christ in my late teens. While attending college and trying to stay away from church I realized I was incomplete without a relationship with ”The Father”. After the passing of my natural father, before my 21’st birthday, I began to experience trials that created my own testimony hence the journey began.

I began serving as a member of a youth praise and worship team around 1989-90. Years later I became a member of an adult praise and worship team that lasted approximately 9 or 10 years. I have also served as an assistant to my former pastor’s wife. Pilgrim’s Ministry of Deliverance, Georgetown, De.

Practical life lessons taught by my mother and father – ie- How to be kind to others despite the way they treat you, strong work ethics, and simple money management skills.

Learning how to play a musical instrument exposed me to various musical genres and granted me access to other well rounded people.

My father’s death. My father became ill while I was in my second year of Nursing School. I didn’t have government funding nor a student loan and was fearful that I was going to be asked to leave school because of the lack of finances. During that time I failed a class which removed me for the entire semester. During the time I was home my father was placed under hospice services. My mother and I completed his care at home until his death. During his illness he wanted to know ”what was I going to do with my life” and my response was to finish school. He seemed content with that answer and the following year after his death I re-enrolled and completed my degree. Since then I have completed my BSN, MSN, multiple certifications, and achieved multiple awards. GOD even allowed my to participate in a commercial, billboard advertisements, and magazine ads. I’ve had an awesome career.

Divorce was a hard pill to swallow. Divorce only highlighted the contrast between having success in one area of my life and a failure in another area. The embarrassment and stigma is a painful experience. Through it all I have learned to be even more compassionate for others, not so quick to give my advice concerning relationships, and am allowing GOD to deal with my insecurities and self images that are distorted. I also have a stronger prayer life and enjoy worship that much more.

I don’t really talk about it but, the subtle racism that I experienced during my college years helped me develop self control, patience, and compassion. I was always a quiet and a non confrontational person as a child and never wanted to be that person who cried racism; however, people will seem to take your kindness and ability to be reserved for granted. Growing from a child to an adult I have learned how to take a stand having critical conversations, when needed, without being disrespectful. The experience was what I needed but have chosen, even though asked, not to be an active alumnus for multiple reasons. The education I received definitely prepared me for what we call, ”the real world” in nursing when I graduated.

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. Take a Medical Mission trip / Doctors w/o Borders

4. I would be a ”Secret Santa” all year!! (Pay for home repairs, pay on medical bills, buy groceries, put money in accounts of people going to college – of course w/o any one knowing.

5. Sing and help organize church musicals