Character

Wow, if there's one word to describe this post, it's OVERDUE. So without anymore delays!

On to the 2nd part of our Trilogy. CHARACTER!

We often hear people say phrases like "his character is like that" or "she's just like that". Obviously our character defines who we are to the people around us. But more importantly, our character defines the thing we do. Take for example, a person who is lazy will not put his best into what he is doing, and in most cases, end up with something less then desired. Thus the world defines good character with attributes such as 'hardworking', 'helpful', 'pro-active', etc etc.

But let us look in the Bible to see the characters that God desire in us.

In Psalms 147:10-11 It says "10 His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor His delight in the legs of a man;11 the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in His unfailing love."
God is delighted by the character of those who's hope rest in Him, and who has the fear of the Lord in their hearts.

And in Matthew 6:33 "33But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
God wants us to seek Him first before anything else!

What!? so God doesn't love hardworking people? No! He does, but what He wants is for our hearts to be focused on Him, to be followers of His Word, and not the world. In fact, if our hearts are totally for God, we will be diligent in what ever we do, because we know we are working for the glory of God, and not just being hardworking and finding ourselves at a dead end.


Let us pray for every member of YPM to develop a character that is wholly after God's heart, a generation of people who will be righteous before God!