True Character

The truest manifestation of our character is what we do with the mundane, the every day, and what we do when people we fear/respect are not in our sphere of influence. Many have "character" when being watched, but how many of those have it when no one is looking? I say, not many.

Character is not what a person claims to personally have. Character is what others testify of you. If you boast of having character excessively, your boast is a hot air balloon being tossed by the winds from place to place -- no consistency and no direction, no substance ... hollow.

True character is not in the saying, not in the boasting, but in the living. Character is walking in integrity, not while being watched, but when in our own space, when no one of apparent authority is present.

True character is acknowledging and living like there is a God who is All-knowing and All-present. You want to be pleasing to God, not just every once and a while, but at all times and not just when it makes us look good.

Be a person of true character, one who is honored first by God and then entrusted by men.

Can anyone do anything outside the presence of God? Can anyone hide from God? You might hide from men, but from God … never. (Read Psalms 139: 7-24)

By Carlos Garcia, CBN.com Staff Writer