Thursday, April 2, 2015

Are you a character or do you possess character? BY: KB 4.2.15

I am full…..yeah I know that there are some of you that will say “You got that right KB…you are full of ____” because you don’t like something I've said or something I've done. All that aside…I’m full because the Lord gave me a word today…

I read a lot. I read history, biographies and most important I read many books on Scripture and apologetics (knowing what you believe and why you believe it). I have been focused on the story of the resurrection and what it means to have a Godly character.  My mama taught me to treat people how I would want people to treat me and for the most part I do; my character defect is that I sometimes cannot separate what that individual has done or said to me and I will grumble or do a little less than what I know I can do for them…which brings me to my point – YOUR ACTIONS AND YOUR WORDS REVEAL YOUR CHARACTER

My sister and I were recently talking about God and the things of God…my conversations usually lead to something spiritual in between laughing and having a good time with my friends, but my sister mentioned something she heard Kim Kardashian say (we both cracked up at the fact that she was quoting a Kardashian) but the woman said “Life is meant to be happy” and that quote right there set off a marvelous conversation about how many of us view life. WHO TOLD YOU THAT YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO HAPPINESS?!!

Romans 5:3-5 – “More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”

NOTE the word suffering…God knows that our character and the sin nature produces suffering. How we respond to it shows our character.

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”
True character is shown in how you act in any situation.  Actions speak louder than words in many circumstances and you and I have to be vigilant against  the attack of the enemy so that when hard times come our way we can still exhibit the fruits of the spirit in word and deed.  How can we shine for Jesus if we are showing the world darkness through our actions?

1 John 4:8 – “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”

Your own character has a voice and speaks louder than you give it credit for:  How do you treat those around you?  Do you love them or retaliate against them? Are you one of those people who are only nice to people when they are doing your bidding or meeting a need?

Romans 13:14 – “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.”

Does your character speak so loud that you can’t or won’t quiet it?!  When you sin, you are actually making provision for your flesh.  Have you ever thought about that?  You are providing the means necessary to carry out the sins you want to commit.

Matthew 12:35 – “The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.”

This verse speaks for itself.  Take some time and think about how you are living your life.  Are you making an effort daily to be a blessing to those around you or a stumbling block?

What is the content of your character? Is it wrapped as a marvelous gift or is it in a bio-hazard package?


How ya livin’ ?

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