Character

Character

MY QUESTION for GOD

Why does character building have to be so hard?

A MOMENT with GOD

Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the Lord tested Joseph’s character.

Psalm 105:19

Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

James 1:2-4

Endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.

Romans 5:4

It is a basic principle of life that adversity produces strength. Just as your muscles grow only when stretched to their limit, so your character grows only when the pressures of life push against it and test its strength. Developing strong character, therefore, is a process that takes time and constant attention. Your muscles will get flabby if you stop exercising. Likewise, your character will get soft if you stop working on it. It may not be easy, but it is only through hard work that you will achieve great accomplishment and the sense of satisfaction that goes along with it. The pressure from pain, trials, and temptations will refine you so that over time you will be better equipped and more experienced to deal with them. Character building is hard work that always pays off, both now and for eternity.

DIVINE PROMISE

The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:8