*Note: If you don't know anything about Myers-Briggs, this may be a tough post for you.
I'm frustrated with the fact that I'm a blend of ENTP and INTP. If you want to know more about me than most, read this summary of ENTPs or this summary of INTPs.
I just feel like follow-through is really hard. For every hundred ideas I have, I maybe follow-through on three. It just seems like the times I actually do decide to do something, I am fighting uphill while thinking and analyzing are downhill ventures that I will default to and gravitate towards if left unchecked.
I sometimes get locked up in my head, completely oblivious to the present moment and all that is actually going on around me. This is when I get into "I" mode. Honestly, how I am doing depends very little on what's going on in my world externally. It's very hard for me to get out of my head and just be where I'm at.
This is why some of my best, happiest moments are socially related or in a new or beautiful place. These situations jar me out of my head and into the moment.
This is why I'm so impressed by J's I think. I see their follow-through and I admire and want that ability to line things up and get stuff done!
I've heard people tell me that they wish they had the penetrating analytical mind or depth of thought that I have. They don't realize that they have blessings too- and I have my own curses...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Top Three from Desiring God
Here are what I felt were the top three talks of the Desiring God Conference. The first was a "main speaker" from Saturday night. The last two were actually from the afternoon session on Friday. For everyone: I'd recommend the first two. For anyone interested in social justice issues of any sort, I'd strongly recommend the third.
Francis: A convicting, spirit-filled kick in the pants about loving others and the life of the mind. Why are you reading? Why are you learning? Is it for the love of God and others? Is it to puff yourself up? Is it to bludgeon those less learned than you? Like Francis seems to do so easily, in this talk he makes me reconsider some of the fundamental aspects of my life.
Tullian: This was an afternoon talk about the gospel. He addresses gospel-centeredness and then says we need to go further to see how the gospel addresses motivation, identity, and idolatry. Towards the beginning it's very pastoral and objective but by the end... he is preaching the gospel.
Kevin: This was an afternoon session that addressed something that I've been thinking about: namely, what is the mission of the church? He talks about the priority of the church especially with regards to social justice and other issues. If you're interested or involved in social justice issues, this is very pertinent. As I've been getting some "emergent" vibes from the program I'm involved with (Urban Homeworks), this caught me at just the right time.
Francis: A convicting, spirit-filled kick in the pants about loving others and the life of the mind. Why are you reading? Why are you learning? Is it for the love of God and others? Is it to puff yourself up? Is it to bludgeon those less learned than you? Like Francis seems to do so easily, in this talk he makes me reconsider some of the fundamental aspects of my life.
Tullian: This was an afternoon talk about the gospel. He addresses gospel-centeredness and then says we need to go further to see how the gospel addresses motivation, identity, and idolatry. Towards the beginning it's very pastoral and objective but by the end... he is preaching the gospel.
Kevin: This was an afternoon session that addressed something that I've been thinking about: namely, what is the mission of the church? He talks about the priority of the church especially with regards to social justice and other issues. If you're interested or involved in social justice issues, this is very pertinent. As I've been getting some "emergent" vibes from the program I'm involved with (Urban Homeworks), this caught me at just the right time.
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