Michal
The Independent Inventor
- Imaginative
- Flexible
- Reserved
- Independent
Michals spot another way through when the obvious route is blocked. When Saul’s men watched David’s house, Michal helped David escape through a window and placed a decoy in his bed.
An illustrative Big Five pattern. Further out means a stronger tendency; emotional balance varies from person to person.
They often enjoy exploring an unexpected idea, and they say plainly what they think, even when someone important wants a different answer.
They often see a way through before they can explain it. Once they have weighed it up, they trust their own judgement and act on it.
Strengths
They find a way
They may enjoy looking for a different way through a problem. Michal turned a household idol, some goats’ hair and a few clothes into a decoy in David’s bed.
Easy with change
When the plan falls apart, they are already working with the new one. They enjoy making it up as they go.
Thinking in quiet
They do their best thinking alone, away from the noise. A little space can help them develop a rough idea before sharing it.
Their own call
They weigh things up and decide for themselves, even when someone important would choose differently. Michal went against her own father, the king, to get David out.
Watch-outs
You may decide without asking the people affected
You are used to deciding for yourself, so you may skip asking the people your choice affects. Ask one of them first.
You may move between ideas faster than others can follow
Your mind can jump to the next idea while friends are still catching up with the last one. Slow down and explain it step by step.
You may work out a plan without telling anyone
You may work a whole plan out in your head and forget to tell anyone. Share it early so others can help.
Michal as a friend
As friends, Michals often bring a fresh idea and a view of their own. They may enjoy a few close friendships with room to change plans and think independently.
Friends who listen to their ideas and offer an honest view in return can help them feel understood.
What helps them feel close
- Friends who say, “Go on, what’s your idea?”
- People who give them time to think before answering.
- Someone who says honestly when they have got it wrong.
In everyday life
Youth group
At youth group or on a team, they suggest a way through when the group gets stuck, often after a quiet spell. They are happy to switch to plan B.
School
Open questions and creative tasks may appeal to them. Working alone first, then sharing a rough idea, lets them explore without needing the whole answer straight away.
Faith
God made their minds and is never surprised by them. He sees them and loves them, and Jesus welcomes them as they are.
Who needs you to act for them, not only feel for them?
When King Saul sent men to watch David’s house, Michal told David plainly that if he did not escape that night, he would be killed by morning. She let him down through a window, going against her father, the king, to make her own choice.
Then she laid a household idol in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair and clothes over it. Her story goes on in later chapters, and not all of it is easy.