Why are girls so weird? That was a question asked by not a
boy....but a girl. I am still trying to decide if that question opened a can of
worms or it was actually a good conversation. Let me think some more.
Hummmmmmmmmm.....I guess it was good conversation for the most part. For a moment the debate was heated and I wasn't sure if I would make it out alive.
Hahahaha maybe the question would have been better if it was
asked, "why are girls different than boys? or why do girls act strange sometimes?"
I guess the simple answer is, "That is just how God made
us!"
The problem is when we try to figure out each other and forget
that we are all different. We are different because of so many reasons
such as: personalities, gender, ethnicity, culture, passions, faith, family
circumstances, the list can go on and on.
Here are some of the things that make us weird! LOL
How We Think
When I learned how boy's thought processes worked and how mine
worked, what an "AHH HA" moment. Discovering that men think
entirely different then girls really made sense and helped me not to expect
them to understand how I feel. They may simply not understand and that is
okay and that same statement is true in reverse. What we need to be careful of
is to not see it as a negative but rather God's unique way of accomplishing
great things for His glory. I will explain later in this post.
Our Personalities
We talked about different personalities. What is my personality?
Do they need to change? Are different personalities better than
others? We discovered that the unique part of us, which makes us unique,
is the very personality God created us to have. We each provide a different approach to life and
accomplish great things for His glory....oh and once again I will explain
below.
It was fun trying to remember the four types of personalities, or also
known as temperaments, that science has divided them into. Commonly temperaments are
divided into four: sanguine, choleric, melancholic and phlegmatic. (Or
if you like animals the Lion, Beaver, Otter and Golden Retriever) You can
be a combination of temperaments; but you are mostly likely to be predominantly
one. Go
here to print a short personality test.
Sanguine
(Otter)
The sanguine temperament is fundamentally impulsive and
pleasure-seeking; sanguine people are sociable and charismatic. They tend to
enjoy social gatherings, making new friends and tend to be boisterous. They are
usually quite creative and often daydream. However, some alone time is crucial
for those of this temperament. Sanguine can also mean sensitive, compassionate
and thoughtful. Sanguine personalities generally struggle with following tasks
all the way through, are chronically late, and tend to be forgetful and
sometimes a little sarcastic. Often, when they pursue a new hobby, they lose
interest as soon as it ceases to be engaging or fun. They are very much people
persons. They are talkative and not shy. Sanguines generally have an almost
shameless nature, certain that what they are doing is right. They have no lack
of confidence.
Choleric
(Lion)
The choleric temperament is fundamentally ambitious and leader-like. They have a lot of aggression, energy, and/or passion, and try to instill it in others. They
can dominate people of other temperaments, especially phlegmatic types. Many
great charismatic military and political figures were choleric. They like to be
in charge of everything. However, cholerics also tend to be either highly
disorganized or highly organized. They do not have in-between setups, only one
extreme to another. As well as being leader-like and assertive, cholerics also
fall into deep and sudden depression. Essentially, they are very much prone to
mood swings.
Melancholic
(Beaver)
The melancholic temperament is fundamentally introverted and thoughtful. Melancholic people
often were perceived as very (or overly) pondering and considerate, getting
rather worried when they could not be on time for events. Melancholics can be
highly creative in activities such as poetry and art - and can become preoccupied with the tragedy
and cruelty in the world. Often they are perfectionists. They are
self-reliant and independent; one negative part of being a melancholic is that
they can get so involved in what they are doing they forget to think of others.
Phlegmatic
(Golden Retriever)
The phlegmatic temperament is fundamentally relaxed and quiet,
ranging from warmly attentive to lazily sluggish. Phlegmatics tend to be
content with themselves and are kind. They are accepting and affectionate. They
may be receptive and shy and often prefer stability to uncertainty and change.
They are consistent, relaxed, calm, rational, curious, and observant, qualities
that make them good administrators. They can also be
passive-aggressive.
Our Age
Where we are at in our own growth is a huge determining factor on
why we may be weird...hahahaha. If you are a junior higher, you are going
through HUGE hormonal changes which definitely are going to play into how you
act. If you are in high school you are beginning to level out but still
you are growing mentally and physically. Our age most certainly plays
into the big picture of things.
Lastly Our Background!
There are so many other things that make us who we are. We
may have a great family or maybe we don't. We may like basketball or
maybe we like art. We may like to write poems or maybe math is more your
style (personally yuck...math). Maybe, you grew up in a Christian home or
maybe you are the only Christian in your family. Maybe, you are German or
Chinese. There are a lot of different things that make you unique.
Alright, alright we get it...we are different! So, What????
Well, before you go right someone off as weird or strange; maybe,
you can now see them in a different light. God has given each of us our own
talents, abilities and personalities for a purpose. It would be a very
boring world if we were all like me. We would be painting and eating
chocolate all day. Hummmmm maybe that is not so bad. Then again maybe it would, we would be colorful and fat. Hehehehehehee We need people
who are leaders. We need people who are workers. We need people who are
friendly. We need people who are dependable. All these different
types of people are a part of God's Big Plan!
I love this passage that talks about how God made us.
Psalm 139:13-18
New Living Translation (NLT)
13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
15 You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
16 You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed.
17 How precious are your thoughts about me,O God.
They cannot be numbered!
18 I can’t even count them;
they outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up,
you are still with me!
God made you and He has a plan for you. God's plan is for us to go into all the world and preach the
gospel. We need leaders to preach. We need missionaries to work.
We need evangelist to spread the gospel. We need lay workers to get
the job done. We need all those personalities, men and women, all ages,
and all backgrounds to fulfill the "Great Commission". Bottom
line God likes to use everyone....even the weird ones.
Keep in mind God is calling you. He wants to use you for His
glory. God uses men and women alike. Are there things about your
personality that is negative that needs God to come in and change? Do you
think you are too young? Are there things about your background that are
holding your back? Allow God to do something amazing in you today!
All it takes is for you to let Him in!
Oh and to answer the other question asked last night….
Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles are brands of
breakfast
cereal introduced by Post Cereals
in 1971.
The Flintstones is an animated, prime-time
American television sitcom
that screened from September 30, 1960 to April 1, 1966, on ABC.
So, the answer is The Flinstones came first. It is nice to know that they came way before me and I am not as prehistoric as all of you think I am. I am even younger then the cereal...not by much though. Bwahahahahahaha
I do love a good bowl of Fruity Pebbles....
GET JOY!
Thank you wikipedia for the 4 personalities definitions and Fruity pebbles and Flinstones answer. heheheheheehe
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