If you have any negative feelings toward the enthusiastic style or toward people who have that style, right now, spend a few moments in prayer asking God's forgiveness and for him to renew your mind. Ask God to help you separate the perils from the strengths of that style so that you might one day fully embrace the strengths.
Or...
Consider the following passage...
"Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!" - Matthew 7:9-11
Memorise the Motto, Focus, and key Scripture for the enthusiastic style
Motto: celebrating the power of God
Focus: power & excitement
Key Scripture: For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. (1 Corinthians 4:20)
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Right now, spend a few moments in prayer asking God, in your own words, for a greater appreciation of power & excitement in your relationship with him. Say honestly how you feel about the enthusiastic style.
Be sure to leave yourself a moment when you've finished to see if God brings anything to your mind about the topic.
Note down anything you sense during this time.
Ich würde dir gerne mitteilen, wieso ich jeden Morgen um 5 Uhr auf dieser Veranda sitze und wieso das so eine reiche Erfahrung für mich ist. Der erste Grund ist, dass meine Kinder sicher in ihren Betten liegen und mich nicht unterbrechen können. Aber wieso mag ich es hier raus zukommen. Daran möchte ich dich ein bisschen teilhaben lassen.
I'd like to share with you a bit about why I sit on this verandah each morning at about 5 o'clock and why that is such a rich experience for me. The first reason is that my children are tucked safely in their beds and are unable to interrupt me. But why is it I like to come out here. I'd like to share a bit about that.
Ich bin in einem christlichen Zuhause in einer recht konservativen Gemeinde groß geworden. In der Dinge sehr wichtig waren wie die Bibel und rationales Nachdenken über Gott, sowie die richtige Theologie zuhaben. Das war alles sehr gut und gab mir ein gute Grundlage für mein Leben.
I was born into a Christian home in quite a conservative church that was very strong in things like Scripture, rationally thinking about things like God and having right theology which was all really good and gave me a great foundation for my life.
For Christians with an enthusiastic style, it is most natural to experience their spirituality through encounters with the supernatural. The strength of this style is its trust in God‘s power; the peril is an exaggerated view of human feelings (emotionalism)...Excerpt from The 3 Colors of Your Spirituality - Christian A. Schwarz