Does your personality type affect the way you pray? Yes, according to Pablo Martinez, who as well as being a very popular speaker at Spring Harvest is also a psychiatrist, working in his native country, Spain.
His new book, Prayer Life - How your personality affects the way you pray, shows very clearly that different personality types have certain strengths - and weaknesses - in their spiritual life.
For instance, 'the extrovert's natural tendency is towards action rather than meditation; they will be the ones doing things in the church. Consequently, they find it difficult to maintain a regular prayer life. The more extrovert a person is, the more difficult they find it to pray and to concentrate when praying. Introverts, on the other hand, are much more methodical and will set time apart.' But, he goes on to say, prayer meetings in which people have to pray out loud are easier for extroverts than for introverts. 'Prayer meetings give extroverts the opportunity to relate with others, which is precisely the source of energy they need to start praying.'
