Friday, July 28, 2017

What Are You?


 

Is the substance of your character noble through and through, or is it severely corrupted and tainted with impurities and toxins that need to be removed?  

July’s Awakening, Day 28

It is not what he has, nor even what he does, which directly expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.

 —Henri-Frederic Amiel

What lies beyond us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

 —Ralph Waldo Emerson

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

 —Henry Ward Beecher

 

And now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character. Ruth 3:11 NIV 

 

            What are you and what do people know you as? Are you a person of noble character and does your good reputation precede you? Are people always speaking well of you, and even more importantly, are you truly worthy of a noble character title? Is Jesus proud of how you always conduct yourself, even if alone?

            Good or bad, your character is who you are and what you are known by. Noble character does not develop overnight—it is a continual process to walk in the very footsteps of Jesus and live each day as He would live and interact with each person as He would certainly do. We will most assuredly all have character slips and falls in our life journey, but we would do well to promptly correct those flaws and make great effort not to repeat those mistakes.

            In the morning as you look in the mirror, ask yourself, “What am I and what can I do today to reflect the face of Jesus?” Likewise, before retiring to bed each night, ask yourself, “What was I today and how could I have been more like Jesus?” If you are truly honest with the person in the mirror, you will find that your noble character is building stronger each day.

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