Character
Watch your thoughts, they become words
Watch your words, they become actions
Watch your actions, they become habits
Watch your habits, they become character
Watch your character, it molds your life
~uknown to me
Character is what you do when no one is looking ~Uknown to me
This is true, but I also think that it is what we do in front of others. Character is who we are all the time.
You know how sometimes you meet someone and you are just drawn to them? Or sometimes you just kind of know that you don't want to hang around them much. Maybe that is because you sense their character.
This makes me think about God. If you are always thinking about God, talking about God, doing Godly things etc... then one might say you are of Godly character. Now, what if you always think about God but never speak of him; or talk about him but never back it up with action. What message does that send?
And what of people with good character but not Godly character. Would I rather be around someone of "good character" or even "poor character" for that matter, rather than someone who's inconsistent. Having said that and looking at myself, I have to ask, are any of us consistent? My instinct is telling me that it is much easier to be consistently bad than good. I am not always consistent. I get stuck in thoughts. This is not very far down on the list and admitting it is quite discouraging. This is not always the case, but it certainly happens to me a lot. i start with a thought and then never speak of it, or I speak of it only to a close few. Other times, I will just skip the speaking step and go to action. Then of course their are the things I think and speak of but never put into practice, or only practice part of the time. Why is this? Anyway, as Precho would say...I'm blurry. (thats for you Lew ;o)
Goal: Good, consistent, Godly character.
Why is it that as soon as you make a commitment to yourself it is tested. Is it that you don't notice things until that time or do they really just start appearing. I am in a dilemma. Choices!?! What is the right choice? There are so many gray areas in certain situations. Prayer of course is the answer but I have been slacking, in part because I am afraid of the answer. Why does my heart desire things that are not clear to me?
God, I pray that you will fill my heart with your desire and will for my life. Give me strength to accept your will fully, because I know that it is better than anything I could choose for myself. You love me God and want to give me the desires of my heart. Help me to understand these desires and to center them around you.
Amen
If you read this today please pray that I will allow God to take control of a certain situation that I'm facing and use it for the good of his kingdom. Also, pray for the salvation of a new friend of mine that I will not name at this time. Thanks!
Until....
Watch your words, they become actions
Watch your actions, they become habits
Watch your habits, they become character
Watch your character, it molds your life
~uknown to me
Character is what you do when no one is looking ~Uknown to me
This is true, but I also think that it is what we do in front of others. Character is who we are all the time.
You know how sometimes you meet someone and you are just drawn to them? Or sometimes you just kind of know that you don't want to hang around them much. Maybe that is because you sense their character.
This makes me think about God. If you are always thinking about God, talking about God, doing Godly things etc... then one might say you are of Godly character. Now, what if you always think about God but never speak of him; or talk about him but never back it up with action. What message does that send?
And what of people with good character but not Godly character. Would I rather be around someone of "good character" or even "poor character" for that matter, rather than someone who's inconsistent. Having said that and looking at myself, I have to ask, are any of us consistent? My instinct is telling me that it is much easier to be consistently bad than good. I am not always consistent. I get stuck in thoughts. This is not very far down on the list and admitting it is quite discouraging. This is not always the case, but it certainly happens to me a lot. i start with a thought and then never speak of it, or I speak of it only to a close few. Other times, I will just skip the speaking step and go to action. Then of course their are the things I think and speak of but never put into practice, or only practice part of the time. Why is this? Anyway, as Precho would say...I'm blurry. (thats for you Lew ;o)
Goal: Good, consistent, Godly character.
Why is it that as soon as you make a commitment to yourself it is tested. Is it that you don't notice things until that time or do they really just start appearing. I am in a dilemma. Choices!?! What is the right choice? There are so many gray areas in certain situations. Prayer of course is the answer but I have been slacking, in part because I am afraid of the answer. Why does my heart desire things that are not clear to me?
God, I pray that you will fill my heart with your desire and will for my life. Give me strength to accept your will fully, because I know that it is better than anything I could choose for myself. You love me God and want to give me the desires of my heart. Help me to understand these desires and to center them around you.
Amen
If you read this today please pray that I will allow God to take control of a certain situation that I'm facing and use it for the good of his kingdom. Also, pray for the salvation of a new friend of mine that I will not name at this time. Thanks!
Until....
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