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Connecting with Jesus as an Enneagram 5: Moses Said He Didn't Have Enough
God gave Moses an assignment and Moses' objection was about his own supply. God answered by asking who made his mouth, and then sent his brother along anyway.
Connecting with Jesus as an Enneagram 5, 6, or 7: Three Ways to Handle Fear
One type withdraws to prepare, one scans for what could go wrong, and one keeps moving so nothing lands. The material underneath all three is the same.
Connecting with Jesus as an Enneagram 4: There Is a Book of the Bible That Stays Sad
Lamentations is five chapters of grief with no resolution at the end. In the middle of it, one man turns for six verses and then goes back to grieving.
Connecting with Jesus as an Enneagram 3: The Instruction Is to Do It Where Nobody Sees
Jesus doesn't tell the achievers to stop achieving. He tells them to do the good thing in a way that earns them nothing.
Connecting with Jesus as an Enneagram 2: She Tried to Get Healed Without Asking
A woman who had been ill for twelve years took what she needed from behind, in a crowd, without a word. Jesus stopped the whole procession to make her say it out loud.
Connecting with Jesus as an Enneagram 2, 3, or 4: Three Ways to Ask the Same Question
God sends Samuel to anoint a king and tells him not to look at the obvious candidate. What people see and what God sees are two different measurements.
Connecting with Jesus as an Enneagram 1: Paul Wrote Down the Gap
"I do not do the good I want to do." The apostle who wrote most of the New Testament described the exact loop a perfectionist lives in, and he wrote it in the present tense.
Connecting with Jesus as an Enneagram 9: Staying Out of It Was Also a Choice
Esther had a good reason not to get involved and a cousin who told her the truth. Staying quiet would not have kept her safe, and it would not have been neutral.
Connecting with Jesus as an Enneagram 8: Nehemiah Got Angry on Somebody Else's Behalf
The nobles were charging their own people interest until families sold their children. Nehemiah heard it, got angry, and made it stop in one meeting.
Connecting with Jesus as an Enneagram 8, 9, or 1: Three Ways to Handle Anger
The Gut center is built on anger. One type puts it on the table, one buries it, and one turns it into a standard. All three are working with the same material.