Ang and I have taken numerous spiritual gift tests for the past few years and I'm relieved that mine haven't changed too much. Here are my TOP 3.
Hospitality
Hospitality (Serving Gift) - The special ability God gives to some to provide an open home and warm welcome to those in need of food, lodging, and fellowship. It involves a readiness to invite strangers to your home (or church) for the sake of the Gospel.
The divine enablement to care for people by providing fellowship, food, and shelter.
People with this gift:
- provide an environment where people feel valued and cared for
- meet new people and help them to feel welcomed
- create a safe and comfortable setting where relationships can develop
- seek ways to connect people together into meaningful relationships
- set people at ease in unfamiliar surroundings.
Faith
Faith - The special conviction God gives to some to be firmly persuaded of God's power and promises to accomplish His will and purpose and to display such a confidence in Him and His Word that circumstances and obstacles do not shake that conviction.
The divine enablement to act on God's promises with confidence and unwavering belief in God's ability to fulfill his purposes.
People with this gift:
- believe the promises of God and inspire others to do the same
- act in complete confidence of God's ability to overcome obstacles
- demonstrate an attitude of trust in God's will and his promises
- advance the cause of Christ because they go forward when others will not
- ask God for what is needed and trust him for his provision.
Giving
Giving (Serving Gift) - The gift that enables a believer to recognize God's blessings and to respond to those blessings by generously, sacrificially, and cheerfully giving of one's resources (time, talent, and treasure) without thought of return.
The divine enablement to contribute money and resources to the work of the Lord with cheerfulness and liberality. People with this gift do not ask, "How much money do I need to give to God?" but "How much money do I need to live on?"
People with this gift:
- manage their finances and limit their lifestyle in order to give as much of their resources as possible
- support the work of ministry with sacrificial gifts to advance the Kingdom
- meet tangible needs that enable spiritual growth to occur
- provide resources, generously and cheerfully, trusting God for His provision
- may have a special ability to make money so that they may use it to further God's work.
My fourth one, Poverty, is one I struggle with. I desire to have both as little as possible, and a great warm home filled with hospitality and things... It's an issue for me, that doesn't appear to be a dilemma by the looks of this post.
Oh, and one more thing-
I totally failed Celibacy...
Score Graph of Score Spiritual Gift Statement / Response
25 ========================== Hospitality
23 ======================== Faith
17 ================== Giving
15 ================ Poverty
15 ================ Mercy
13 ============== Discernment
12 ============= Missionary
11 ============ Wisdom
10 =========== Miracles
9 ========== Teaching
8 ========= Pastoring
8 ========= Leadership
8 ========= Encouragement
7 ======== Exhortation
7 ======== Apostle
6 ======= Intercession
6 ======= Writing
6 ======= Evangelism
5 ====== Helps
5 ====== Administration
4 ===== Knowledge
4 ===== Healing
4 ===== Music
3 ==== Craftsmanship
3 ==== TonguesSpeaking
1 == Prophecy
0 = TonguesInterpreting
0 = Celibacy
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
High School.
This is how people will know me. only through surveys apparently.
Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!!
1. Who was your best friend?
Erin Vrtis, Megan Reischauer... Joey Keating.... Mrs. Parks?
2.What sports did you play?
None. I did not even participate in gym.
3. What kind of car did you drive?
'97 Dodge Grand Caravan
4. It's Friday night...where do you go?
Usually I would say movies or Applebee's
5. Were you a party animal?
Definitely not.
7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Nope, but my TA class was in the band room. (with Erin and Mrs. Sperry)
8. Were you a nerd?
No... middle of the road I'd say.
9. Did you get suspended/expelled?
I did get a saturday detention. and only took a short nap as opposed to the regulars who slept all day.
10. Can you sing the fight song?
Duh, of course! "we are the fighting warriors, our hearts are brave and true, we fight for MCHS and for the fame of you, RAH RAH RAH. Onward to victory always, let this our motto ring we fight for MCHS and our hearts will always sing!" had to type that about 100 times in keyboarding with Mrs... Karen..... something...
11. Who were your favorite teachers?
Meyers, Zac, Smith (If it looks like a duck...) McCarrell, Burm, and my all time fave. Mr. Pearson. I even had fav. secretaries.
12. Where did you sit during lunch?
DUH Erin!!!! You me and Joey went to East (sometimes) remember... and had bagels all the time. man.
13.What was your school's full name?
McHenry High School West Campus
14. School mascot?
Warrior
15. Did you go prom?
No. Getting dressed up was not my thing. I promised a lot of people I would go, but since we buried my mom four days before that I wasn't really in the mood. Looking back, I don't think I would have went even if I had planned on going.
16. If you could go back and do it again, would you?
no.
17. What do you remember most about graduation?
(yeah class officers, andrea and erin!) I sat in the front row since I was a class officer. I really just remember thinking it wasn't right that my mom wasn't there.
18. Where did you go senior skip day?
I am pretty sure that most of us didn't do skip day... I think that we were threatened to not graduate or something. But I did skip gym and AP bio on a pretty regular basis. (and they did totally threaten us, so we secretly discussed an alternate day- never happened)
20. Were you in any clubs?
class treasurer, representatives club anything that didn't actually require effort but i got credit for... that was me.
21. Did you have any secret admirers??
I secretly admired enough people for the entire school...
22. Have you gained some weight since then?
shut up.
25. What year did you graduate?
2000
26. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion?
Nope, it's like casual awkward prom... no thanks, see i'm still boycotting.
27. Who was your home room teacher?
No homeroom, but Sperry was my TA, in the band room, with music stands for desks.
28.Who will repost this?
don't know
29. Who was your high school sweetheart?
ahhh... memories...
30. Do you still talk to people from high school?
a handful, which is all I need.
Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!!
1. Who was your best friend?
Erin Vrtis, Megan Reischauer... Joey Keating.... Mrs. Parks?
2.What sports did you play?
None. I did not even participate in gym.
3. What kind of car did you drive?
'97 Dodge Grand Caravan
4. It's Friday night...where do you go?
Usually I would say movies or Applebee's
5. Were you a party animal?
Definitely not.
7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Nope, but my TA class was in the band room. (with Erin and Mrs. Sperry)
8. Were you a nerd?
No... middle of the road I'd say.
9. Did you get suspended/expelled?
I did get a saturday detention. and only took a short nap as opposed to the regulars who slept all day.
10. Can you sing the fight song?
Duh, of course! "we are the fighting warriors, our hearts are brave and true, we fight for MCHS and for the fame of you, RAH RAH RAH. Onward to victory always, let this our motto ring we fight for MCHS and our hearts will always sing!" had to type that about 100 times in keyboarding with Mrs... Karen..... something...
11. Who were your favorite teachers?
Meyers, Zac, Smith (If it looks like a duck...) McCarrell, Burm, and my all time fave. Mr. Pearson. I even had fav. secretaries.
12. Where did you sit during lunch?
DUH Erin!!!! You me and Joey went to East (sometimes) remember... and had bagels all the time. man.
13.What was your school's full name?
McHenry High School West Campus
14. School mascot?
Warrior
15. Did you go prom?
No. Getting dressed up was not my thing. I promised a lot of people I would go, but since we buried my mom four days before that I wasn't really in the mood. Looking back, I don't think I would have went even if I had planned on going.
16. If you could go back and do it again, would you?
no.
17. What do you remember most about graduation?
(yeah class officers, andrea and erin!) I sat in the front row since I was a class officer. I really just remember thinking it wasn't right that my mom wasn't there.
18. Where did you go senior skip day?
I am pretty sure that most of us didn't do skip day... I think that we were threatened to not graduate or something. But I did skip gym and AP bio on a pretty regular basis. (and they did totally threaten us, so we secretly discussed an alternate day- never happened)
20. Were you in any clubs?
class treasurer, representatives club anything that didn't actually require effort but i got credit for... that was me.
21. Did you have any secret admirers??
I secretly admired enough people for the entire school...
22. Have you gained some weight since then?
shut up.
25. What year did you graduate?
2000
26. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion?
Nope, it's like casual awkward prom... no thanks, see i'm still boycotting.
27. Who was your home room teacher?
No homeroom, but Sperry was my TA, in the band room, with music stands for desks.
28.Who will repost this?
don't know
29. Who was your high school sweetheart?
ahhh... memories...
30. Do you still talk to people from high school?
a handful, which is all I need.
Friday, February 08, 2008
What a snow day!
When I woke up at 5:45, the roads had not even been touched, so I called in. Went back to bed, woke up, did some homework and watched it snow. 
After about 10 hours, this is what our back deck looked like. Of course that's a drift, but we got about 8 fresh new inches... and we started to get restless from being inside all day... Noel decided to check espn.com for any news...
This is his reaction to his favorite b-ball team (Phoenix Suns)trading Shaun Marion and some Banks guy for... SHAQ!!!!! I was really excited, Noel, not so much. This is him on the phone with his brother talking about the implications this might have on the Suns season... too funny.
Monday, February 04, 2008
New Blog
Thanks to my super friend Sarah, I created a new blog to help me organize young adult literature for students. I'm reading every book I put on the site, which is a lot of fun and right now I'm reading one I should have read in a class 4 years ago. Awesome Cate!
In Between Books.
In Between Books.
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