JC Speaks!: Complexes

Complexes are an element which truly intrigue me. This is because they are found in everyone of us, to some extent or another. They are inherent to humanity. In every relationship we maintain in our lives, complexes will at some point determine actions and feelings within that relationship. Complexes play an important role in the interactions between any two human beings who maintaintain a relationship together, friendships, enemies, spouses, etc.

Most people look at complexes as a fault, something to be ashamed of. I digress. Complexes can, if approached correctly, be used to stoke the fires that smelt the metals of our personalities. Complexes should be looked at dead on, and taken as a challenge to overcome. If one has an inferiority complex, for example (which is really a category of complexes, not a specific type) one should not merely dwell on the complex, for this only leads to reinforcing the same. Rather, an individual should look at themselves circumspectly and discover the root cause of the complex.

When this step has been taken, one has come a long way. All that now lies ahead is to deal with the issues. Once the root causes have been removed one must watch over this area, it is weak, and if allowed to, roots do grow back.

So how does a complex help a person? Again, if approached correctly, a complex may actually help an individual remove a fault from their own lives, thus making them more polished and refined. In my own humble opinion, God has placed complexes in our lives as catalysts. It is up to us as to how we use them, but we will be called to accountability as to the changes that these 'catalysts' make in the chemistry of our lives, whether to the good or to the bad.