TEMPERAMENT
Genesis 25:19-28
Devotional:- “So
the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob
was a mild man, dwelling in tents” (V. 27)
Everyone
picks his temperamental nature from the parents. This is therefore, being
passed to us through the blood. Since it is in our blood, it becomes our
permanent nature. Temperamental nature is therefore one of the major factors to
work on to make two to become one. Each temperamental nature has advantages and
disadvantages. God consciously allow us to have these differences to create
varieties in our world. If all of us behave the same way, the whole world will
be boring.
One of these
natures is choleric. These are people who always want to impose their own ideas
on others. There is also melancholy. These are people who love to take care of
detailed issues; they are not easily fed up with organizing and arrangement.
They love orderliness. There are also sanguine. These are extroverts. So, they
love to talk and be humorous. They think and talk at the same time. Too much of
planning is a burden to them. There is also phlegmatic nature. These are
Introvert people. They keep to themselves more than others. They think more
than talking.
Each of us
has a little from our father and a little from our mother. This makes each one
to have one major and one or more as minor. To manage these in relationships
demands good study of each temperament. There is need for compromise with each
other accepting people as they are and helping them to overcome their
weaknesses gradually. Peace.
Prayer:
Lord, help me to grow above my weaknesses.
“YOUR
NATURE IS YOU, ONLY CHALLENGING EXPERIENCES CAN DEVELOP IT”.
