The Importance of Character

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The Importance of Character

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the

old has gone, the new has come!

2 Corinthians 5:17


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Character speaks for itself. We never owepeople an explanation or excuse to be theperson that God called us to be.Character is fueled by the power of the Spiritempowering us so we can model the character ofChrist.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches and loving favor

rather than silver and gold.

Proverbs 22:1


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Character once absent was not sought. Oncenot needed, it is now needed and sought.It is the moral, virtuous, spiritual foundationthat holds the frame of our actions and thesiding of how we are to others.We earn it through self-surrender. It does not lieon the shelves of the store for us to buy.


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Character is supported from truth thatreinforces the life and actions we are calledto emulate.This is the exemplary essence to our beingsuccessful people, in business or in thechurch.The people who impact us the most andbest are those with Biblical character.


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We can still have friends who do not have goodcharacter as long as we are their influencers andnot their receivers!Our closest friends must have good character andrepresent the truth, because they will beinfluencing us.We must be willing to be humble enough to allowcharacter to slowly develop in us, as it will notcome overnight.


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Character is like exercise. We cannot just get fit withoccasional sweat and the burn, because we have tobe constant, as it is with anything in the spiritual life.The essential presence of character will influence howwe react in times of stress and confusion.Instead of blaming people for our hardships, we needto learn and grow, enabling us to receive character.We need to stop looking for approval from society,and seek His approval. Character will be the fruit ofthat endeavor!


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You must allow character to speak for you morethan what your friends say to you. Friends arevocal, and character is silent!Character will flourish later when we build it upearly.We have to be able to admit when we are wrong,to confess, grow, and go from there. This willallow us to grow the fastest and strongest.


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You may need to have some kind of character to bein public life, especially in politics. You may lose ajob or election because of it, or be considered afailure in the eyes of the world. However, in Godseyes, when you remain in His character, and learnfrom His precepts, you are a winner.Real character will not cave in under pressure, andwill resent the temptation to compromise.


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Real authentic character is being surrenderedto Christ and allowing His work to grow and inrich you, so the Spirit flows. For character isGods love in and to and through you.Changed HeartPersevering FaithAligned Will


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So, are you willing to reduce yourself to the real you?The person you are called by Jesus Christ to be?Are you determined enough to strip yourself of all thatyou are in the world, in your career, ministry, church,including what your friends think of you, and what youthink of yourself?Are you willing and determined to hand over your trueself, your simple naked self to God?So that He is greater in character and precepts in yourtrust and faith, and in your obedience and application oflife?


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Challenge:Let us use our lives for His glory so we point peopleto Christ with passion, integrity, and consistency.Let us be:ChristsPrimeAmbassador

20We are therefore Christs Ambassadors , as though God weremaking His appeal through us.

2 Corinthians 5:20

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