If you have ever tried to write your name with your "opposite" hand, you know how difficult that can be.
When you try to do something that is not natural to you...
- You feel uncomfortable.
- It takes extra time and effort.
- Perhaps you can do it, but continuing would decrease your motivation and could even lead to burn out.
The same things are true when we try to minister in areas that are not suited to our personality. God wired your temperament in a unique way. This factor is very important as you seek to find your place in the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be (Psalm 139:13-16).
It is obvious that God has not used a cookie cutter to stamp out people in a process of uniformity. He loves variety--just look around! And there is no "right" or "wrong" personality. We need opposites to balance the church.
The following assessment tool can help you better understand and appreciate the manner in which God has made you.
Directions
- For each item, use the continuum to best identify what you would prefer to do or be in most situations.
- Do not answer according to what you feel is expected by a spouse, family member, employer, friend, etc.
- Select the behavior or perspective that would come naturally to you if you knew there were no restrictions on or consequences for your personal expression.
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