My Energy Is More An Extrovert Type Person

That is one of the areas of my life that I know God is really working on right now; the idea that I will probably never find time, but that I need to make time for these disciplines to happen in my life. With that being said, I have decided that I will start off by journaling once a week. My goal will be to work through the example questions that are offered on page 52 of Calhoun’s book Spiritual Disciplines Handbook. For example, the first two questions that I will aim to answer are: “For what moment today am I most grateful? For what moment today am I least grateful?.” Just because I know that Tuesdays, next semester, are filled with less activities than other days of the week, I am going to try very hard to journal every Tuesday. I would love to see the amount that I journal increase every few weeks, but I know that a goal like that would not be attainable for me. My ambition is to allow myself thirty minutes every Tuesday to analyze my walk with the Lord and others; however, I hope to allow the Spirt to lead me to think about other things in my journals. In other words, I hope that what I write when answering the predetermined questions will inspire me to begin writing other burdens that may be on my

With this strength I find that I have certain core values that I will not change. My core values define what my purpose in life is. My three core values are God, Family and integrity and those are things I will not compromise on for anyone or any job. I want to understand the people in my personal and professional life and find great satisfaction in it. I tend to want to know people up- close and personal without any stereotypes. I believe that stereotyping people you are not going to be able to see their unique worth in the workplace. I tend to be attracted to people who have integrity and honesty in their value system. In my job I find meaning and purpose in my work through my belief system and have found that it has helped some of my co-workers find direction in their work. I am constantly reminding the people I work with how valuable their work is and what a difference it can make in the lives of their patients and even in their own life. By values drive me in my job and I have no problems expressing my beliefs. However, I do not judge others if their beliefs differ from

Luke 5:16 states, “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” Jesus set an example for all to follow in spending time with our Father. One cannot adequately function without time in word and prayer daily. “And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8). Serenity is extremely valuable to this one. While being bombarded with information every day and chaos on every corner, it’s necessary to unplug from life and spend a little time with God. Think about it, how can one hear Him above the noise? He has only spoken to this one while still and quiet. Many times, in spending my mornings with God, this writer has become overwhelmed by the intoxicating aroma of Frankincense. What comfort to receive the message that He is near. What joy to get lost in His companionship alone in the woods, sitting on the bank of a lake, or on the sandy beach. Just me and

Spiritual Wellness- To have beliefs that help you out in your life, that help you have a

Since I was fifteen I have always been drawn to answering important questions, engaging in meaningful discussions, and touching lives in intentional and personal ways. My favourite thing to do is disciple; engage in authentic conversations about life, relationships, and Jesus through a mixture of counseling, mentoring, and teaching. I have been intrigued by philosophy and theology since high school. Since then I did my undergraduate degree at Summit Pacific College, close to where I live so that I could help my family build our new house, while preparing to impact my world for Christ. At Summit, I earned a BA in Religion, with a major in Biblical Theology. In this major I took exegetical coursework, first year Hebrew and Greek, and was prepared for Graduate studies with a thesis course.

I’m focusing on the mind/body/spirit health model. I consider myself a spiritual person and I rely on my relationship with God through prayer to help me make the right decision, not only in my personal life, but in my professional life as well.

I found that my top five weaknesses are as follows: 1. Money management, 2. Understanding technology, 3. Energy level, 4. Seeking support from others and 5. Ability to focus on one thing at a time (Bethel University, 2014).

According to the Myers-Briggs Test, l express the ENFP personality type – dominant in Extraversion and yearning for deeper personal connection. Daily my extraversion guides my encounters with people, from the local encounters at coffee shops to my personal relationships, l find joy in communicating with others—building bridges for life long connections. Although many extroverts are often labeled as full of energy twenty-four seven, l value my time a lone both as a recharging mechanisms, and a time for introspection. It is often at these times of introspection that l reflect on my goals as a future physician to be a lifelong learner, actively engaged, compassionate, and leading with competence. These long-established goals, combined with curiosity

I seek to have a well-thought out plan and objectives prior to entering into an event or life change. I crave data and knowledge along with order and control. My thought patterns are very systematic and structured. I questioned how I was going to be able to be open to the movements of the spirit that are not always nice and orderly. Yet throughout my life, I have sought to become a just, loving, and humble person who lifts other people up and fulfills societal responsibilities to my family, my community, my country, and my world. I was challenged to step outside of what I can fully control and to see where I was being led when I became actively engaged in the ministries of the congregation and with the procedures of a sociological internship working with individuals residing in the inner city of Kansas City, Missouri. I came to understand that my call to ordained ministry is my true calling and that it is not more work or better work than what I had planned, but rather a reordering and valuing of what I find meaningful to pursue in my life. I have spent time, largely due to my input and strategic mindset, discerning my priorities and objectives to live a more balanced and authentic life. My call to be a minister permeates all of my actions and how I interact with others. I am specifically calling to pastoral care and counseling as a chaplain due to my desire to

One’s spirituality is a very sensitive subject and I don’t want to make anyone feel that I am asking these questions simply because I have to. I want to show that I have a genuine interest in their spiritual well-being. I found an article taken from the Journal of Christian Nursing that recommended using a tool with acronyms, making it easy to remember all that should be included in a spiritual assessment. This may help with eliminating that impersonal feel (Dameron, 2005). I also found an article from the Australian Journal of Pastoral Care and Health that evaluated several tools (CSI-MEMO, FICA, HOPE, FAITH and SPIRIT) and presented the FACT (faith, active/available/accessible, coping/comfort/conflict, treatment plan) tool as the best for an acute care setting to be utilized by pastoral services and other health care providers (LaRocca-Pitts, 2009). I have familiarized myself with these tools and will use them as a reference in the future.

I have many worldviews. Some that I like, and some that I don't. I like most of them but I know that I also need to work on others. The attitude I need to work on is showing more love. I try to be a very nice person and most of the time, it works. But other times I can be really rude. I already am very compassionate I just need to put myself into other's places more. Understanding comes very easy to me and also gratitude. I would really like to work on these because it is important that I reflect God and what is important to him. Like; treating others with respect, loving everyone, patience, kindness, compassion, gratitude, and just overall being a child of God.

After answering multiple questions for different situations I was able to obtain information about my personality. ENFJ is a very unique and has various skill sets that will allow me as individual to work in multiple roles. Occupations with good interpersonal skills that allow productive collaboration through any working process. Although this personality can be challenging it still has many benefits to help build careers successfully. There are many high rank positions that this particular personality type would be effective in. Some examples are sales, social services, community care, legal and the list goes on. In all of these roles there are a broad range of occupations that would fit perfectly based on the personality type. However, the ultimate focus is to reach their main dreams. Although they may see their selves as helpers or enablers, this creates the challenge.

101). You may have a part in the development of your spiritual gift; however, the Holy Spirit empowers you to use it and your diligent yieldedness will produce proper development (Ryrie, p. 101). Even more, the first biblical guideline, for spiritual development, is to first covet earnestly the bests gifts, by zealously pursuing your gift through self-preparation and frequently asking the Lord if you are doing all that you can to develop the gift He has given to you (1 Cor. 12:31, Ryrie, p. 103). The second guideline to develop your gift, is that you must be attentive to the ministry of others in the body of Christ, because gifted people minister to equip you, for the work of service to God (Eph.

| I believe in being compassionate and eager to have goals, work hard, and successfully achieve them.

Horton (2009) provides an inventory to assess one’s personal spiritual discernment approach. In taking this assessment, I found that I