Me? A Berean? I thought I was just a perfectionist!

Last week I sent out an email to everyone in my group at work about the new interactive media implementation I was working on. It included links to connect to our different sites and detailed instructions on how to join the different sites, if they didn't already have an account.

Now, when I say "detailed".. I mean DETAILED. It's been said about me before that I am "extremely detailed orientated". That was always the one question in interviews I got nervous about- "Are you detailed orientated?" Of course I always said yes but I didn't want them to think that I was just saying yes because that is what you "supposed" to say. I wanted to let them know that I was in fact extremely detailed orientated. When I give directions to someone.. they are to a T. When I am fixing a website or documents.. they are always consistent and uniform. I think that's why I got first place on my Senior Portfolio in college.. it was, for a lack of a better word, perfect.

So, I sent out the email explaining how to get social media accounts and I get an email back, "Thanks! Handy guide that was attached, too."

I reply, "Haha.. thanks! I’m a little too extremely detailed orientated! :)"

He responds, "Okay, so that explains Acts 17:11."

The bottom of my email signature reads: "'Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.' - Acts 17:11 (NIV)" This is one of my favorite verses of scripture. (See "Can I be a Berean?")

When I read his email it really hit me.. Wow! God really created me intentionally. He created me with my crazy "detailed orientated/perfectionist" mentality so that I would be diligent in studying His Word... so that I would be a Berean. Very cool. Sometimes I take my personality for granted. I love taking the personality tests (Myers Briggs, etc.). However, I forget that it was GOD who dreamed me up. He was the one who gave me my greatest strengths and worst flaws. What I am to do? Become more and more like his Son.. that way he can use the way He created me to it's fullest potiental. Oh, I pray that I would be diligent in doing so. That the Lord might use me for His glory.

My prayer is the same for you, friend. You are YOU because God created you that way. Strive each day to "have the same attitude of Jesus" (Philippians 2:5-11) so that HE can use you to your fullest potiental for the Kingdom.