Becoming _____________
What are you becoming?
What do you not want to become?
What do you want to become?
On a piece of paper I want you to draw a line down the middle, from top to bottom. In the left hand column I want you to write down the things that you feel like you need to work on for the year.
In the right hand column I want you to list out the things that we see in these verses.
Philippians 2:15 – Blamless & pure
Matthew 5:7 & 8 – Full of mercy and hearts that are right
1 Peter 1:14 – Obedient
Psalm 34:13 – Truthful
Galatians 5:22-23 – Love, Joy, Peace , Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-Control.
(To read more about what the bible says about character read through the verses in this link- Nave's Topical Bible and search for the word “character”)
God is more concerned with character than with action.
This is what differentiates Christ-following from religion.
David- God's character study on character-
After removing Saul, he made David their king. He testified concerning him: 'I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.' Acts 13:22(NIV)
For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed. Acts 13:36 (NIV)
O LORD, you have examined me, and you know me. You alone know when I sit down and when I get up. You read my thoughts from far away. You watch me when I travel and when I rest. You are familiar with all my ways. Even before there is a [single] word on my tongue, you know all about it, LORD. Psalm 139:1-4 (GW)
Examine me, O God, and know my mind. Test me, and know my thoughts. See whether I am on an evil path. Then lead me on the everlasting path. Psalm 139:23-24 (GW)
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