Character can be defined as the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual. The group of qualities that make a person, group, or thing different from others, a distinguishing feature. HOW does your character look like, what does your habits, motives, thoughts and actions say about who you are? Particularly as it concerns with integrity – What are your values, views, actions and thoughts done in secret? How will you judge your character if you are an outsider rather than participant to it?
Character is much like the foundation of a house. You cannot see it with the eye once the house is built on it, but the quality, the height, the strength and the shape is deterred by the foundation, a.k.a the character. How does your foundation look like….is it formed out of hard learned lessons, mistakes corrected, long thought through decisions, how you dealt with crisis, tough times etc., or is it rushed, looks nice but carries no weight, shallow and bearly no strength. You see the strength of your foundation ultimately determines the quality of your house…..not how it looks like, but how it withstands the storms. Will your house start showing cracks after a while, because the pressure is just to much on your already poor foundation (character)? The reality is that your character can be patched to look nice and even inviting to those arround you….but the cracks and the mould eventually will catch up and then your character cannot hide it’s true nature.
One’s character show who you really are, and who you belong to. Who’s image are you portraying, who’s imprint can be seen on me?
Are you carrying around what the world thinks should be a “great character “, are you your one and only judge on the quality of your own character, or are you allowing and willing for the One who created you, to form, shape and polish your character…..who’s opinion matters most, who’s stamp of approval do you seek? You see when we accept that no one is perfect, we all have flaws and carries around scars, that’s when true self-reflection takes place. Rather than deafening our true self and putting on different masks in different circumstances, we should rather let our scars, flaws and hurt contribute to a character that will not only serve you but others as well! How you treat others says alot about who you are, and how much you allowed the hard learned lessons of life to impact you…for the greater good, for the strengthening of your foundation, even if it meant tearing down the house and restarting the build of your foundation back to its best version. Then the true rebuilding can start – a house that withstands all weather conditions, storms and hardship. Prepare enough room for The light to go through every part of it, so that all can see who made you and who you belong to! Be the exception to the rule…dont patch the house, rather fix the foundation and build a new, stronger, better you!
I just love this qoute:
“Your true character is most accurately measured by how you treat those who can do ‘Nothing’ for you. ” – Mother Teresa
Your “work-in-progress”, “watch-this-space”, “carrier-of-His-light”
Naomi
“Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,”
Romans 5:3-4 ESV