09/11/2026
Okay, I think I need to explain my heart behind this a little more because I have absolutely taken the personality tests. 😂
I’ve put myself into the boxes.
I’ve read the descriptions and thought, “Yep. That sounds like me.”
And honestly, I’ve even used them as excuses.
I’ve told my husband, my friends, and even myself, “Well, that’s just how I am.”
And THAT is where my issue with labeling ourselves comes in.
I actually think personality tests can be really helpful in understanding yourself. They can help you recognize your tendencies, understand why you respond to things certain ways, and give you language for things you may not have understood about yourself before.
But I think as Christians, we have to be careful that understanding ourselves doesn’t turn into defining ourselves.
Because I can read every self-help book, take every personality test, be a Type A or Type B, be a number 8 or a number 9, and know myself inside and out…
But at the end of the day, am I still willing to grow?
Am I willing to be interrupted?
Am I willing to say, “Maybe this is how I naturally operate, but that doesn’t mean this is how I’m supposed to stay”?
Because Jesus had a purpose. He had places to go and things to do, but He was interruptible.
People mattered enough to Him that He could stop.
And I think that’s something we have to wrestle with.
Are we so attached to our routines, our plans, our personalities, our expectations, and even our understanding of ourselves that we can’t be interrupted by the people God has placed right in front of us?
Our children.
Our spouse.
Our friends.
And even the work God is trying to do in our own hearts.
I don’t think the goal is to become the best version of our personality.
I think the goal is to become more like Christ.
And that means we’re going to have to grow.
Tell me what you think. I actually want to have this conversation in the comments.