Which actually lined up really well with the personality study we started in my life group.
If you are familiar with the 4 Temperaments and Personality Plus you could see how these work together.
Last week I took the 4 Temperaments test and got Sanguine with a high dose of Choleric.
If only you had been there to hear the initial groan of disappointment to my husband.
"I don't WANT to be a sanguine. I thought I was more melancholy or phlegmatic."
Well…what's so BAD about being a sanguine? All I could think of are the negative traits of being a sanguine that I am prone to. Talking too much, enjoying too much, and I honestly have been accused of being too happy.
I had no trouble with the idea of being a bit choleric.
You would not believe the amount of energy I have spent trying to deny my sanguine nature in the name of self-improvement.
Fortunately, I have a safe environment where it was okay for me to admit that I really am a sanguine.
Yesterday our teacher said something that impacted me deeply.
"Now that you understand that and are comfortable in your nature; you need to think about how to submit that to God. You were created this way. How can God use your personality?"
How does a Sanguine submit their personality to God and effectively use those traits for His Kingdom?
This is really where I'm finding The 7 Habits to be highly instructive as well as Deb Potts e-book
Goals Your Way.
Enjoying the Journey
C
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