Saturday, August 5, 2017

Great Enough for Life


Is your character great enough for life? If not, you need to make His character becomes yours.  

August’s Awakening, Day 5

The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make life easy; rather it tries to make us great enough for life.

 —James L. Christensen 

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

 —Ralph Waldo Emerson 

 

I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” Luke 10:19–20 NIV 

 

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 1 John 4:4 NIV

 

            We all need character great enough for life. Without the Holy Spirit living within us, we would never fully attain that resilient character. We are not living this life in sole isolation with nothing more to draw on than what the world can give us. We are living, breathing, powerful beings equipped by the Holy Spirit to have the character and resolve to overcome and to overcome gracefully. Only His leading can enable you to soar the heights, withstand the storms, and persevere victoriously to the end. Only one thing is required—let Christ’s character become your character. Drop your baggage and character flaws and get fully yoked with the Man whose burdens are light.

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