Monday, March 8, 2010

Character

recently i was asked to give a talk on character. as i prepared the talk, i was deeply challenged by what i discovered. here is some stuff i discovered.
what is character.
  • character is when the inner man( who you are when no one is looking) and the outer man( who you are in front of everyone) shows little or no variance.
  • now from a Christian perspective, Character is when there is little or no variance between the inner man, the outer man and the word of God. TOUGH
how do we build our Character
  • Develop a genuine relationship with your creator. a personal relationship. God's character will rub of onto you.
  • Soak your self in good literature. the bible is a great start.
  • Ge accountable. iron sharpens iron. a mentor will surely sharpen you axe.
  • volunteer or offer your services for no gain. that will test us to the limit.
  • Marriage, that surely straightens you out. my wife has challenged me big time in this area.
  • Give up your opinion for 40 days. oooooooh that hurts.
  • Go and ask for forgiveness to the people you have offended. Humbling
  • Gut other first and give up the right to first all the time. consider others.
have a great day

shep