Pursue Excellence (Develop Your Character)

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Friday, March 7, 2014
Speaker: Pep Santos
Subject: Feb 21 - Morning Light

"Character is what a man is in the dark." --- Dwight Mardy. "Character is the sum of his disposition, thoughts, desires, intentions, actions." ... "Character is not determined by isolated actions." ... "Character is based on general tendencies." What really is character and how do we define a person's character whether he has a good or bad one?

We must look at the whole life, we shouldn't judge a person based on a single event. Kind David sinned but still was called "a man after God's heart". King Ahab, he acted nobly once, but he had a bad character. Excellence is not a single act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do (but ofcourse, God only has the power to change our character, and that's a different story).

Choice influence character. So as character influence choice. Hmnn....


It is God's purpose to develop character in us. He wants us to develop a character that Jesus has. He uses trials to strengthen our character. Romans 5:3-4: "We can rejoice too when we run into problems and trials for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation."



"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened...and success achieved." --- Helen Keller



How does God want us to develop our character?

  - controlling our thoughts
  - practice virtues
  - keeping good company


For the next three weeks, TL Pep is going to discuss these 3 things. Come and join us every Friday, 10:30am @CCF Eastwood Upper Room. Together, let's seek Jesus.

                         

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