What is a God-Given Design?

More than a spiritual gift — the whole of how you were made

[Placeholder] Your God-given design includes your spiritual gifts, but also your passions, personality, abilities, and life experiences — all the ways God has shaped you to serve a particular purpose in His Kingdom. Discovering it is a process, not a single test result.

Reflection Worksheet

Start exploring your design

These questions are an early draft — they will be refined to match your ministry’s voice.

Take your time with these. There are no right or wrong answers. Your answers are saved on this page as you type, and you can print or save them as a PDF (nothing is sent to or stored on a server).

What activities make you lose track of time because you enjoy them so much?
When has serving others left you feeling most alive, rather than drained?
What do people often come to you for help with?
What problems or needs in the world stir something in you?
Looking back, when have you felt closest to living out God’s purpose for you?
What spiritual gifts (if you know them) or strengths do you sense in yourself?
What would you attempt for God’s Kingdom if you knew you could not fail?
Who could you talk to about taking a next step based on your answers above?

What you just wrote may not be a flaw to hide — it may be the gold in your seams.

Recommended Books

Go deeper

The Purpose Driven Life

Rick Warren

[Example recommendation — confirm with your friend before publishing] A widely-read starting point for thinking about calling and purpose from a biblical perspective.

S.H.A.P.E.: Finding and Fulfilling Your Unique Purpose for Life

Erik Rees

[Example recommendation — confirm with your friend before publishing] A practical framework (Spiritual gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, Experiences) for identifying how you’re uniquely designed to serve.

Video Resources

Watch and learn

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