#2 Responsibility

This is a continuation of a series of blog entries dealing with my results of the online assessment of Tom Rath’s book, Strengths Finder.

My second highest ranking strength is Responsibility

People who are especially talented in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.

Coming on the heals of a rather rough and stress-filled, week, this strength has given me pause to evaluate. When I say I will do something, when I give my word, I will bend over backwards to fulfill the expectations. I also have the tendency to take responsibility for things that I see falling through the cracks. It is usually those items that cause me extreme stress.

Matthew 5:37 says that we are to let our ‘yes’ be ‘yes’ and our ‘no’ be ‘no.’

Christ shows the ultimate responsibility! Thankfully he took on himself the responsibility of paying for our sin. When God made the decision that he would send His son to earth to die, the Son stepped up and accepted the responsibility. Even while in the garden, moments before the soldiers arrived, he did not look forward to the path he was about to walk, but he held true to his commitment.

While this may be an inherent strength, I fall short of Christ’s example of follow through.