JOURNAL=2-4-15-CHARACTER-REPUTATION-OUR GOOD NAME

JOURNAL=2-05-15-CHARACTER-REPUTATION-OUR GOOD NAME




“FOR WHOM the Lord loves-he disciplines; he scourges every son he acknowledges”-
ENDURE your trials as “DISCIPLINE” Hebrews 12:6-7


It is IMPORTANT to ACCEPT ourselves in life-and it is important to accept WHEREVER WE ARE on life's journey-for LIFE IS A JOURNEY-and not a destination-and WE ALL do make mistakes on this journey


For WHEN things don't go our way-when times are tough-when our luck runs dry-and when we feel FORGOTTEN-and see NO END in sight-it is important to REMEMBER there are LESSONS to be learned-GOD may be trying to REFINE us-or it may be just the HARD LESSONS of life


IN either case-it is IMPORTANT that we KEEP GOD and FAMILY first-for they are the ones that will NEVER give up on us-and it is important to REMEMBER that all family is NOT necessarily blood-it is those WHO LOVE US-and ACCEPT US for WHO we are-as we should ACCEPT ourselves for who we are-the way GOD ACCEPTS US


LIKE a GOOD PARENT-GOD is more concerned with WHO WE ARE-on the INSIDE-than our number of achievements-OUR SOCIAL status-or our material wealth-GOD wants us to GROW and mature from the difficult lessons of life


it is A GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us-and a great day for PASSING the lessons of life-by staying CLOSE to GOD AND OUR “FAMILY”






WITNESS




4-19-13




CHARACTER-INTEGRITY-OUR GOOD NAME




One of the most important things
We were born with
Is our CHARACTER
Our INTEGRITY
In choosing right and wrong
And OUR GOOD NAME


We can ruin our lives
By being dishonest
By making wrong choices
And by
NOT respecting others


And OUR GOD
DOES AGREE


“The man of integrity
Walks securely
But he who takes crooked paths
Will be found out” Proverbs 10:9


“The INTEGRITY of the upright
Guides them
But the unfaithful are destroyed
By their duplicity” Proverbs 11:3


Our CHARACTER is what guides us
What guides our decisions
What LEADS us to God
And what produces HOPE in us
And for us


“And we rejoice
In the HOPE of the Glory of God


Not only so
But we rejoice in our suffering
Because we know
That suffering produces perseverance
Perseverance-CHARACTER
And CHARACTER-HOPE


And hope does not disappoint us
Because our God has poured out
His love into our hearts
By the Holy Spirit
Whom he has given us” Romans 5:4-5


And so
When we have been stripped
Of everything
But our character and our integrity
We should still
Have our FAITH-HOPE-and LOVE


And our character and integrity
And our reputation-OUR GOOD NAME
Is influenced
By who
We surround ourselves with


“Do not be misled
Bad company corrupts our good character” Romans 15:33


And the LOVE of a good woman
Or a good man is important


“A wife of noble character
Who can find
She is worth
Far more than rubles” Proverbs 31:10


Finally-if it is true
We are the SUM
Of all the choices that we make
EACH CHOICE
Should be bringing us closer
To God and Christ
And in the end


That is who we are
THE SUM of ALL our choices


Which is our reputation


“He must
Also have a good reputation
With outsiders


So that he will not fall
Into disgrace
And into the devil’s trap” 1 Timothy 3:7


But even
If we have made some mistakes
Along the way
And ALL of us have


OUR GOD is THE GOD
Of infinite chances
And tomorrow is another day
TO BEGIN building character
To begin building HOPE
And to begin
BUILDING A NEW REPUTATION


Robert P. Wallman
3-26-13




Ps WITNESS 4-19-13




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