My wife and I have very different personalities. This can make things difficult for us but it also helps us in our ministry. To give a simple example, when I send text messages, I type it up quickly, and send it after a quick review, making numerous typos and even sentences that don’t make sense. On the other hand, my wife puts in a lot of effort into a simple text message and it takes her a long time. I see her spending at least 15 minutes writing up a message that would have taken me a minute or so. She’s also a slow typer, using a single finger to type, and she even adds emojis like love hearts and smiley faces. My wife points out my typos and tells me it’s frustrating to read my text messages, and I tell her that it’s inefficient to spend 20 minutes on a message.
There are other areas as well, where our personalities clash. I am not very sensitive and often make mistakes. This makes it hard for me to read other people’s feelings. The upside of this personality trait is that I get things done very promptly and I am also quick to forget about people or things that upset me. My wife, however, is very cautious and accurate. This causes her to stress over small things, but it also allows her to be considerate of others’ feelings. When you think about it, the different qualities that my wife has is a blessing for me. Doing ministry would have been far more challenging had we possessed similar qualities.
Those who are quite sensitive and meticulous may also be frustrated with me at times, like my wife, and even think that the way I do things is unpastor like. But if I were to overthink small things and get upset over trivial matters, I don’t think that I would be able to do ministry by standing my ground and standing up for my beliefs. With the church growing, it’s becoming more difficult to know everything about everyone but this does not mean I don’t love each and every one of you or that I have no interest, so I hope that there is no misunderstanding.
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My wife and I have very different personalities. This can make things difficult for us but it also helps us in our ministry. To give a simple example, when I send text messages, I type it up quickly, and send it after a quick review, making numerous typos and even sentences that don’t make sense. On the other hand, my wife puts in a lot of effort into a simple text message and it takes her a long time. I see her spending at least 15 minutes writing up a message that would have taken me a minute or so. She’s also a slow typer, using a single finger to type, and she even adds emojis like love hearts and smiley faces. My wife points out my typos and tells me it’s frustrating to read my text messages, and I tell her that it’s inefficient to spend 20 minutes on a message.
There are other areas as well, where our personalities clash. I am not very sensitive and often make mistakes. This makes it hard for me to read other people’s feelings. The upside of this personality trait is that I get things done very promptly and I am also quick to forget about people or things that upset me. My wife, however, is very cautious and accurate. This causes her to stress over small things, but it also allows her to be considerate of others’ feelings. When you think about it, the different qualities that my wife has is a blessing for me. Doing ministry would have been far more challenging had we possessed similar qualities.
Those who are quite sensitive and meticulous may also be frustrated with me at times, like my wife, and even think that the way I do things is unpastor like. But if I were to overthink small things and get upset over trivial matters, I don’t think that I would be able to do ministry by standing my ground and standing up for my beliefs. With the church growing, it’s becoming more difficult to know everything about everyone but this does not mean I don’t love each and every one of you or that I have no interest, so I hope that there is no misunderstanding.