The enemy’s strategy has always been to tarnish that image. This is significant because we always live up to our self-concept. If I believe I am a cow, I will eat grass and “moo”. In doing life, it is important for us to have a healthy sense of identity. Many leaders fail because they lack self-awareness and are not in touch with who they are. It is important to understand that although we have different temperaments or behavioural profiles, we are still called to be Christlike. Many people make the mistake of glorifying their personalities. They continuously reject Christlikeness on the basis of their temperament or personality. Ephesians 4:15-16 "Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of Him who is the head, that is, Christ. From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work." We need to understand that the Holy Spirit helps us to manifest the emotions of Christ appropriately in the context of our own individual style. Throughout scripture we see people of different personality types being used greatly by God, some of them operated from their flesh whilst others were spirit controlled and led most of the time. In this message, I will give us an overview of the different behavioural preferences and temperaments demonstrating how to safeguard ourselves from the vices associated with them.
