The spiritual gifts test, on paper

Mark one box for each sentence. If a sentence says a thing has happened and it never has, disagree is an honest answer.

1. 1 When something practical needs doing, I have usually started before anyone asked me to. 01234
2. 2 People come to me to have something explained, even when they only wanted the short answer. 01234
3. 3 When a friend is hesitating, I leave them to decide rather than press them. 01234
4. 4 I give away things I am still using when somebody needs them more than I do. 01234
5. 5 People have asked me to pray for them because someone they know got better after I prayed. 01234
6. 6 People have put me in charge of things I did not ask to run. 01234
7. 7 I keep my distance from people in distress until I know how to help. 01234
8. 8 In a discussion I end up quoting the part of the Bible people were trying to remember. 01234
9. 9 When plans are loose, I write them down and send them round without being asked. 01234
10. 10 When two good options are on the table, people ask me which one to take. 01234
11. 11 People who were there have used the word miracle for something that happened when I prayed. 01234
12. 12 I take a new idea as it sounds rather than look into where it came from. 01234
13. 13 I keep telling people a thing will come right after they have stopped expecting it. 01234
14. 14 I leave it to others to say what they believe God is saying. 01234
15. 15 I end up talking about God with people I have only just met. 01234
16. 16 Once I have helped someone through a hard patch, I rarely check in on them again. 01234
17. 17 I often have people round for a meal, including people I have only just met. 01234
18. 18 I check whether the other person actually followed me before I move on. 01234
19. 19 When somebody starts crying, I move closer rather than give them room. 01234
20. 20 I have stopped listening to a speaker or writer I liked because of what they taught about God. 01234
21. 21 I would rather meet people somewhere out than have them in my home. 01234
22. 22 When somebody is ill, I am more likely to bring them a meal than to pray with them. 01234
23. 23 In an argument I end up saying what I think the disagreement is actually about. 01234
24. 24 People who do not go to church ask me questions about God. 01234
25. 25 People come to me when they need a push to do the thing they are avoiding. 01234
26. 26 People have asked me how I knew something about them that nobody had told me. 01234
27. 27 When the odds look bad, I am among the first to say we should stop. 01234
28. 28 After a meal or an event, I usually leave the tidying up to other people. 01234
29. 29 When a group has no clear direction, I am usually the one who sets it. 01234
30. 30 Remarkable answers to prayer are things I hear about from others, not things I have been part of. 01234
31. 31 I keep following up with the same few people long after everybody else has moved on. 01234
32. 32 Even when I can afford it, I look for a way to help other than money. 01234
33. 33 When a group makes plans, I leave it to someone else to keep the list. 01234
34. 34 People have told me that something I said to them was what God wanted them to hear. 01234
35. 35 More than once, someone I prayed for has recovered when the people around them did not expect it. 01234
36. 36 When someone new turns up, they usually end up sitting with me. 01234
37. 37 I have raised a worry about something said to be from God, and the people I took it to later agreed. 01234
38. 38 People turn to me when they are at their lowest, even people I do not know well. 01234
39. 39 I would rather send somebody a good link than sit down and walk them through it. 01234
40. 40 I have said something at church that I believed God had given me to say. 01234
41. 41 People send me the details because they know I will keep track of them. 01234
42. 42 People tell me when someone they know is going without, and I usually find something to give. 01234
43. 43 People I helped years ago still come back to me when something goes wrong. 01234
44. 44 I have prayed for something the others there thought impossible, and it happened. 01234
45. 45 I would rather be told where we are going than be the one to decide it. 01234
46. 46 People ask me when an errand needs running or a form needs filling in, and I usually say yes. 01234
47. 47 When everyone else has given up on something, people ask me whether I still think it will happen. 01234
48. 48 When a question about what Christians believe comes up, I am the one asking rather than answering. 01234
49. 49 I tell people what I think they are capable of, even when they have not asked. 01234
50. 50 I keep what I believe to myself unless somebody asks me directly. 01234
51. 51 When a friend asks my advice, I tell them what I would do myself. 01234