From the time we are born people are trying to figure out who we look like. Do we look like mom or dad? Then as we get older we're told who we should act like or who we shouldn't. Be more like your brother, don't get in trouble like cousin so and so. But we have to answer this fundamental question of, who am I, on our own.
There are many books and tests that help us do that. As Christians we know that we are children of God, born with a purpose to live a life of meaning, but how do we specifically fit into that plan? What did God design us to be and do for Him that only we can do? What patterns, ways of thinking and other habits get in our way so that we keep stumbling?
Our personalities are in part due to our genes, things we inherited from our families. Another part is our environment, what kind of family and culture in which we grew up. In this podcast, Mike and I both took the Myers Briggs Temperament Analysis to figure out more of our innate tendencies that guide us in relationships and outlook on life. Take the test here.
Myers Briggs looks at four basic questions:
- What is your natural energy orientation (who do you recharge?);
- How do we receive and understand information?;
- How do we make judgements and decisions?;
- What is your action orientation towards the outside world (how do you structure your world)?
Personal Update: Today our parents divorce is final. We talk a bit about how we feel and how we are handling this major life event.
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