Do you possess character or are you a character, worse yet are you a caricature? BY: KB © 4.17.15

char·ac·ter  ˈkerəktər/

noun     1.     the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

strength and originality in a person's nature.

a person's good reputation.

     2.   a person in a novel, play, or movie.

a part played by an actor.

a person seen in terms of a particular aspect of character.

an interesting or amusing individual.

car·i·ca·ture   ˈkerikəCHər,ˈkerikəˌCHo͝or/

noun     1.     a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.

Verb     make or give a comically or grotesquely exaggerated representation of (someone or something).

Have you ever given any thought or consideration into how people will see you or remember you? Not asking this question in vanity but as a way of self-examination and moral inventory…..what is you legacy?

I've been giving this question thought from time to time….some of the answers have not been so flattering and I've had to make some amends.

About a year ago I reached out to a person from my childhood on Facebook and their memory of me was that I was one of the people that terrorized and traumatized him in his youth. My legacy was that I beat him up over something trivial and he had that memory for 35 or so years: I thank him for providing me with the opportunity to apologize but the situation made me think about ; What if I didn't have that opportunity? The person would have lived their life with a burden that I gave. The situation provided me with yet another opportunity to pray for and work on change.

We, believers, are ambassadors for what we say we believe; we may be the only Bible that people read and I am very saddened by the fact that too many of us are content on being very basic primers. “See God. See God work. Praise God on Sunday. Live life until next Sunday”  The only way that people know you’re a believer is by the fact that you leave the house on Sunday. What is the outward manifestation of your faith? What are your works? Do you show love? Do you show humility?...speaking of humility- that word has been weighing heavily on my spirit lately ….I can’t wait to write on that subject, but I digress….

Getting back to the point, which in reality, is the question that I use as my tag line….

How ya’ livin’?!