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We are all created in God’s image, but we each have a unique role to fill in his kingdom. Our identity is equally secure and beloved in Christ, yet our personalities are vastly different from each other. And that’s a good thing! We ought to celebrate each other’s unique personalities, giftings, and perspectives.
Yet we must not mistake our personality for our identity in Christ. When we conflate the two, we end up falling for destructive lies. We can believe that, well, we’re just created this way—with explosive anger or crippling shyness or unavoidable sloth—and that we’ll always be this way. Or perhaps we assume that we shouldn’t have to do things that are uncomfortable for our personality type. We limit what God can use us for, and we may hurt people while trying to help.
Our personalities aren’t mirages; they are real features of our identity. But does this mean that if I’m an introvert, I’m never called to host a gathering? Or that if I’m direct and opinionated, I’m never called to be quiet? If we believe that our personality traits can be used only for one purpose or in a certain way, we are being deceived by the enemy and hindered from living out life in God’s kingdom to its fullest.
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