need for great character

Our church is in a series called “silent killers”, and that series is discussing the things that we allow in to our lives that slowly kill us and remove things we desperately need.

So many things that swirl in and out of our lives need to be dealt with. Some need to stay. These are the things that make us stronger and better. Then there are the things that need to go. They are toxic, robing us of our time, energy, resources and even of our joy.

And this week we discussed the need for character in our lives. Good character will keep us but bad character will corrupt us. Great character builds us. Lack of character corrodes us.

I share some verses today and that will allow us to see how God builds our character and how we put it in to practice. Take some time to examine your own character and how this is true about you.

Colossians 3:2 NIV

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

What we look at, what we hang on to, what we let linger in our lives will corrode so much of the things God is doing. Be careful what you set your mind on.

Romans 8:14 NLT

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

Be who you are. You are a child of God that is to be led by God.

Proverbs 9:9 NLT

Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more.

That verse is a big deal. Be wiser. Learn much. Put in to practice what God says.

Joshua 1:9 NLT

This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

That is where I will close. Be strong and courageous, and the way this becomes a reality is going to be with your faith and your character are being built up by God.

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