and ALL Mankind…
This 4 Basic Personality Types section covers pages 17-20
This quote stands out to me most, “Our personality differences used to drive us crazy until we saw God’s plan in it.”
It’s not always in a marriage that opposites are drawn to each other. There’s a reason why Jesus sent forth His followers 2 by 2.
Luke 10:1 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.
When 2 are working together in unity, each complimenting the other’s character, it is a lovely thing! We all have strengths and we all have weaknesses. When we have friends or family members or spouses that can help us along our journey, as we do the same for them, it’s the way God meant it to be.
Each using our gifts for His glory…not for our selfish purposes.
Luke 10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
We are in a battle, every day, for souls and we do not have time to waste in bringing others down. It’s time for us to unite with one another in love and in truth, working together, and focusing on Christ which reminds us how imperfect we are, therefore there is no more room for pride or arrogance.
Luke 10:3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
Yesterday in church this verse was mentioned and I thought – O Lord, I don’t want to be one of those wolves. Wolves devour and they even run in packs so they are bullies and always hungry for their next victim.
Lord, I pray not just for me, but for all of us that we’ll learn to love the differences between us and that we’ll help each other along this incredible journey to the Celestial City.
Questions
- Have you ever noticed that certain people or personalities irritate you more than others? If yes…why do you think that is?
- What steps can we take towards loving each other every step of someone’s journey, as God has loved us?
- Did you identify with one personality over another?
- Did you identify with the stories Joyce shared? Can you share one with us?
Next week
Emotionalism is the next section that we’ll cover next week – part of page 20 and 21
I’m hesitant to give value to any methodology that pigeon-holes people as it tends also to validate feelings of isolationism.
But, having to been to a seminar of about 80 people, we were asked to separate into 4 groups based on two factors: were we more DOMINANT or GO-WITH-THE-FLOW types and were we more FORMAL or INFORMAL. (No definitions, just our feelings towards those words.) The groups were nearly identical in size when we separated. The most important lesson was to understand where other people were coming from and to respect what was important to them.
As one of my best friends was in a group opposite from me, I can understand Jesus’ sending his disciples out two-by-two.
(My friend and I can be considered a formidable team, despite our differences.)
God formed us in the womb… not from a Play-doh factory!
I’m trying to LOVE others first, now. That seems easier than trying to understand them first, especially when they are unknown and the differences between us are too great for me to reach them with my ‘brain’. I try to tell my brain to shut-up and let the heart take the lead. [It’s a work in progress, but I find it works best.]
1. Sanguine probably annoys me most. Probably because I’d like to be more sanguine than I am and/or because I used to be more sanguine and I miss that. This is hard to answer really.
2. Meet them where they are. Love them regardless. Realize everyone is on their own journey as we journey together. Celebrate differences and don’t be envious of other’s gifts but rather recognize and celebrate theirs while recognizing and celebrating your own.
3. I think I might be choleric and melancholy.
Meet them where they are. Love them regardless. Realize everyone is on their own journey as we journey together. Celebrate differences and don’t be envious of other’s gifts but rather recognize and celebrate theirs while recognizing and celebrating your own.
I like this Pat and this too Elisa…
I’m trying to LOVE others first, now. That seems easier than trying to understand them first, especially when they are unknown and the differences between us are too great for me to reach them with my ‘brain’.