[Apparently] Jesus was an INFJ....

About this time last year I took the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test, and it turns out that I am an INFJ. Today I "found out" (no solid evidence) that Jesus was an INFJ. That really has nothing vital to do with this post but I found it quite humorous so I added it.

Anyways, one of my dear friends (Heather Peters) posted her personality type today so I decided to look back into mine since it had been a year. One of the things that I discovered is that INFJ's can have anger problems. Now - I'm not one of these superstitious people who thinks that one personality test will tell me everything about myself. However, this test has proven to be fairly accurate in most areas of my life, including the anger problems.

In years prior to, and in the early days of, my heart change towards Christianity I was a canon with a short fuse (it's the Irish in me - at least that's what my father told me). But the reality of the situation was that my anger came from a deep seated place inside of me where I bottled everything up until the pressure was too great and I exploded. I am sure at least a few of you reading this can understand that type of emotional outburst. As I looked more into the personality test there was a very simple line that I happened to like quite a lot: "When you get angry, you lose." It went on to explain that when an INFJ allows that anger to rise up it can cause [sometimes unrepairable] damage to relationships and of course makes confrontations much more difficult when you speak out of anger.

In Colossians 3:8, 12-13 it says " But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive" 

 



I'm sure that we all have stories of when we allowed our anger to overcome us, and we said or did something nonsensical. We look back to those moments and think of ways we could have handled the situation more efficiently. Often times the most efficient way that I could have handled them better would have been to sit a while and think. Thus allowing time to analyze the situation, as well as allowing my anger to simmer down while I take a moment to be logical about the situation and my emotions.

Thankfully my anger has all but become an issue of the past due to the peace and joy that comes with a personal relationship with Christ. However, no matter how content I am with Christ there are still those moments... I stand assured you know what I speak of. If you ever have those moments (and if you're a human I assume that you do [if you're not human than...umm...well...great representation of the human race, eh?]) remember next time to sit a moment and think. Take a breather, be slow to anger, confront in a Godly manor, and don't allow your emotions to rule. Remember that when you get angry, you lose.

~Amanda Rose