Blake Robert Templeton argues that claiming "that's not my personality" masks a divided heart. He says God's path becomes the path of least resistance once you recognize the Holy Spirit's power, and uses the Greek term ekbalō to demand bold proclamation: if you lack the words or courage, you must thrust yourself forward anyway and become light in darkness.
The mighty wind filled the disciples. They were inhabited with the Holy Spirit, empowering them to spread the gospel. Many men say, "That's not my personality." But what they mean is, "I'm double-minded." Many men say, "I'm kind of a private guy. I don't lay hands on people and pray for them because that's kind of not my vibe." But what they're really saying is, "I'm double-minded." I don't find that convenient. I don't have the ability already built within me. And so I kind of like the pleasure of comfort and passivity from the slave lord. But the grandeur of God polarizes those voices. You get me? The grandeur of God polarizes the voices. So when you know the grandeur of God, when you've got that polarization, you absolutely have more pain in your rearview mirror. You have more pain looking back at anything that has to do with the enemy. So then if you can't, you must. So if you don't have the words to speak, and God wants you to actually ekbalō, he wants you to go like thrust yourself out and be the light and transform darkness. Well, that is more convenient than following the wicked one who will destroy you. When you polarize the voices, everything that is God, convenient or not, becomes the easiest path of least resistance. That's why it's effortless to follow God.
