Your Control Character

Congratulations! You are a Darling.

As a Darling, you seek to be the best version of yourself; as a result, you are more focused on controlling yourself than others. You hold fast to strict standards of personal integrity and behavior, which makes you a dependable, hardworking, well- liked member of any team.

Watch out, however, when you discover that you are unable to meet all the unrealistic expectations you’ve set for yourself, which may lead to feelings of worthlessness. At this point, your perfectionistic, people-pleasing tendencies may go into overdrive, leaving you frustrated and burned out.

To learn more about all three Control Characters, read Chapter Four, along with pages 257-264, in It’s All Under Control.

Congratulations! You are a Driver.

As a Driver, you value meeting goals, being efficient, and maintaining external order. You are a decisive, confident, methodical long-range planner. You are zealously committed to whatever God calls you to do.

Despite your many strengths, you are triggered by people who don’t pull their weight, or by emergencies or roadblocks you didn’t see coming. Your tendency to say yes to every request can make you your own worst enemy, preventing you from delegating or relaxing and causing your anxiety to spike whenever things don’t go according to plan—or when you even ruminate on what might go wrong.

A Daily Prayer to Help Drivers: “Dear God, never let me get so busy that I can’t hear your voice.”

To learn more about all three Control Characters, read Chapter Four, along with pages 257-264, in It’s All Under Control.

Congratulations! You are a Devoter.

As a Devoter, your priority is guarding the welfare of those you love most. As a result, you are caring, generous, and loyal. You pick up on others’ needs and freely give to those around you.

Your self-sacrifice can turn into self-sabotage when you wear yourself out or become overbearing. Friends and family who refuse your help can set you off, and you may stunt the development of family members by going overboard in trying to make life easy for them.

A Daily Prayer to Help Devoters: “Dear God, help me to remember that you treasure my loved ones even more than I do.”

To learn more about all three Control Characters, read Chapter Four, along with pages 257-264, in It’s All Under Control.