Wrong Personality

19-24 (Young Adult) Male

"My competitive drive and ambition are prideful and need to be suppressed for humility"

LIE: Ambition = pride. TRUTH: Joseph didn't deflect Pharaoh's promotion. Excellence brings you before KINGS. (Proverbs 2...

See Truth Proverbs 22:29

40-49 (Forties) Male

"My natural skepticism is a trust issue I need to overcome to really have faith."

LIE: Skepticism is faithless. TRUTH: Test the spirits—don't believe everyone. 1 John 4:1

See Truth 1 John 4:1

13-15 (Early Teen) Female

"I'm too independent and self-sufficient. Women are supposed to need people more. My strength is actu..."

LIE: Independence is pride. TRUTH: She GIRDS HERSELF with strength - godly women are capable and self-sufficient. (Prov ...

See Truth Proverbs 31:17

50-59 (Fifties) Male

"My analytical, questioning nature shows lack of faith—I should just believe without thinking so mu..."

LIE: Analytical thinking shows weak faith. TRUTH: God invites you to REASON with Him—your mind is a gift, not a barrie...

See Truth Isaiah 1:18

70-79 (Seventies) Male

"Being naturally task-focused instead of relational made me a cold father and husband all these years..."

LIE: Task-focus made me cold. TRUTH: Providing for household is sacred faith—giving IS loving (1 Tim 5:8, John 3:16)

See Truth 1 Timothy 5:8

19-24 (Young Adult) Male

"My introverted nature makes me unfit for God's calling and leadership"

LIE: My introverted nature disqualifies me. TRUTH: God chose the stuttering Moses over eloquent Egypt. Your wiring is BY...

See Truth Jeremiah 1:6-8

30-39 (Thirties) Male

"My laid-back personality means I lack the drive to accomplish anything significant"

LIE: I'm too laid-back. TRUTH: God spoke in the 'still small voice,' not the earthquake (1 Kings 19:12).

See Truth 1 Kings 19:12

19-24 (Young Adult) Male

"My sensitivity and emotional depth are weaknesses I need to suppress to be a real man"

LIE: Sensitivity is weak. TRUTH: Jesus wept publicly. David wrote tearful psalms. Your emotions are GOD'S IMAGE. (John 1...

See Truth John 11:35

60-69 (Sixties) Male

"Being naturally independent and self-sufficient means I'm not depending on God or community."

LIE: Independent = not depending on God. TRUTH: Paul content in every state, Jesus withdrew alone, Daniel prayed private...

See Truth Philippians 4:11

10-12 (Pre-Teen) Female

"I'm too silly and playful. I need to grow up and be more serious."

LIE: I'm too silly and need to be serious. TRUTH: A merry heart does good like medicine—joy is strength. Proverbs 17:2...

See Truth Proverbs 17:22

80-89 (Eighties) Male

"My skeptical personality meant I never had childlike faith"

LIE: Skepticism showed lack of faith. TRUTH: Bereans searched Scriptures and were called fair-minded—test everything (...

See Truth Acts 17:11

90+ (Nineties Plus) Female

"My perfectionist nature drove people away—I should have been easier, more relaxed about everything..."

LIE: My perfectionism was too much. TRUTH: Do everything heartily—your excellence reflected God's heart. Col 3:23

See Truth Colossians 3:23

90+ (Nineties Plus) Male

"My quiet, gentle personality is weakness—men should be loud, dominant leaders."

LIE: Gentle personality = weak man. TRUTH: Jesus was gentle and lowly—you mirror Him perfectly. Matthew 11:29

See Truth Matthew 11:29

30-39 (Thirties) Male

"My anger issues prove I'm fundamentally broken and can't be trusted"

LIE: Anger proves I'm broken. TRUTH: Jonah raged at God and was still used powerfully (Jonah 4:9).

See Truth Jonah 4:9

40-49 (Forties) Male

"My cautious decision-making means I lack courage and bold faith to step out."

LIE: Caution lacks faith. TRUTH: Diligent planning leads to plenty. Proverbs 21:5

See Truth Proverbs 21:5

50-59 (Fifties) Male

"My independent, self-reliant nature is pride—I should need people more and be more vulnerable."

LIE: Independence = pride. TRUTH: Contentment in every state is maturity—strength to stand alone is POWER. (Phil 4:11-...

See Truth Philippians 4:11-13

19-24 (Young Adult) Female

"Being naturally skeptical means I'm cynical and lack childlike faith God requires."

LIE: Skepticism is faithlessness. TRUTH: Scripture commands us to test all spirits (1 John 4:1). The Bereans were praise...

See Truth 1 John 4:1

80-89 (Eighties) Female

"My cautious, careful personality has kept me from God's best. I should have been braver and more of ..."

LIE: My caution was fear. TRUTH: God calls the prudent blessed and Jesus taught counting costs. (Proverbs 14:15)

See Truth Proverbs 14:15

25-29 (Late Twenties) Male

"My high energy and impulsiveness are immaturity; I need to settle down to be godly."

LIE: My impulsiveness is immaturity. TRUTH: David RAN at Goliath—God calls it faith, not recklessness. 1 Samuel 17:48

See Truth 1 Samuel 17:48

80-89 (Eighties) Female

"My creative, artistic personality wasn't practical. I should have been more conventional and sensibl..."

LIE: Creativity is impractical. TRUTH: God filled artists with skill for His glory. (Exodus 35:35)

See Truth Exodus 35:35