Character

Character is what we do when nobody is watching. Character is how we treat people who can do absolutely nothing for us. Character is how we react when the pressure is on. Character is deciding beforehand that we are going to do the right thing

Every day we're faced with decisions — many of which are made when no one is watching, at least no one we can see. But let's purpose in our hearts to do the right thing — because character truly counts.

Psalm 118:24

Do you feel led?

2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

After Mt. St. Helens blew up in 1980, one church needed a great deal of cleaning up. Ash was in the parking lot and all over the inside because of open windows. A woman met the pastor in the hallway on Friday and asked "Why don't we get the High School and College kids to come in and help poor Fred clean this place up? Let's get them involved." "Great idea," he said, "Would you be willing to get some women together to cook lunch for us?" "Well actually, we had plans tomorrow and I don't know when we'll be back…"

Hmmm. We always want to volunteer someone else for a job needing done, don't we? My wife tells a story about a different pastor who once said "What? You don't feel led to help clean the church? I'll tell you what, here's a pencil — come up here and feel lead!"

It's so easy to get into the mindset that serving God is a chore, it's our job, our duty — we give "valuable consideration" to our giving, as Webster describes it. The fact of the matter is that God loves a cheerful giver. He loves a volunteer. When I think of that verse, the first thing that comes to my mind is monetary giving, but God wants us to cheerfully volunteer every good thing He has so mercifully allowed us to have — things we often take for granted — our time, our energy, our abilities, our talents, our homes, our cars, our families — all that we have – all that He has cheerfully given to us!

Let's make a point to volunteer some of these things to the Lord this week. Let's begin to bless the Lord and those around us!



Article by George Whitten @ http://www.worthydevotions.com

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Blessed to be a blessing.

Genesis 12:2 records God's promise to Abraham - "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing."

When we read this passage of Scripture, we tend to focus our attention on the part of the scripture where God does the blessing - but we fail to to inquire why did God bless Abraham? The answer lies in the passage itself! The Lord told Abraham: "I will bless you, you will be a blessing".

Abraham was blessed so that he could be a blessing! How about us today? Are we a channel of God's blessing? Do we consider that we are blessed to be a blessing? Think about it.

Be Blessed.