Discovering life: differences and fraternal blessing

Was I alive today?

Yes!

What new things have I learnt about life?

I’ve been thinking again about what I heard regarding the fundamental desires and fears of the four DISG personality types.

• Dominant type: Independence / Being forced
• Type of initiative: Acceptance / being short-changed
• Steady type: Security / Being left alone
• The conscientious type: doing everything right / being corrected

I find it interesting and insightful.

What new things have I learnt about myself?

It’s particularly in this shipbuilding project that I find the support and encouragement from others – both women and men – really helps me. Recently, I’ve received two very encouraging emails from some lovely men I know.

Someone wrote to me:

A ship is incredibly heavy in itself, and it’s hard to believe that it stays afloat and doesn’t sink. But water supports it. That’s down to its design. Just as God designed you. Through it all, through all the ups and downs, he has given you tremendous stamina and resilience.
A ship must let itself sink into the water and allow itself to be carried along. It can’t do anything about it. But you, too, can let God carry you forward and move on, step by step.
Write down all the exciting things that happen along the way in your ship’s log, and you’ll experience the coming months as a journey filled with thrilling adventures, times when the storm rages and fear creeps in, and times when the sun shines and you simply feel right at home.
You don’t yet know how long the journey will be. But every day is a new discovery, even if nothing much happens and you just meet people on board, or – AS IS THE CASE NOW – you’re on a shore excursion and leaving your ship behind. It’s waiting for you.
Eventually, the manageable stages of the renovation will give way to the grand journey of completion, seminars and all the other wonderful things.
But that will take a long time.
You’re not alone, because you have some friends who are very close to you and are helping to support your project.
And the boat is there, floating in the water, and it belongs to you (or the bank), but it’s no different with most of the houses people own.
I have great admiration for you. In my eyes, your competence is growing by leaps and bounds.
The woman who builds a ship despite having never set foot on one. That’s a close second to *Dances with Wolves*.

I wrote to someone else who is like a father to me, even though we only get in touch every few months, telling him that I’d dreamt of meeting him last night. And I asked him to pray for me. He wrote back:

Your fragment of a dream doesn’t surprise me. Over the last few weeks, the Spirit has repeatedly prompted me to pray for you. As you can see, the „Father’s blessing“ has long since gone before your letter. It’s good that you’ve brought the matter of the ship down to earth. Noah, too, had to build his ark without any special knowledge, but under the guidance of the Spirit. So that’s good for you and for the future home of many. We’ll keep at it!

May you be kept safe, O chosen one of your God! With warm regards