Developing True Christian Character
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." Galatians 5: 22, 23
Christian character is what makes us reflectors of the Lord's glory. As we let God's Spirit mold and make us into His image, we find that we become more and more like Jesus. "The old saying, "Jesus first, others second, and self last" is more than just a motto, it should be the way of life, to have true joy.
As we seek to be kind one to another and love others with the love of the Lord, we will become patient, long-suffering, gentle, and loving, as the Lord has loved us. He is the Potter and we are as the clay in His hands, when we surrender to His will. Jesus will mold and make us into His image, as we yield to the Spirit of the Lord.
Each day there are souls who seek to see Jesus in the world. Only as we let His light shine through our lives, will we reflect His love and glory. On our own, we have no light, but as we let Jesus be Lord of our lives and live in us, we find we can be reflectors of His glory in a lost and dying world.
May we seek to always let God's will be done in our lives and draw nigh unto Him. Our Lord promises to draw nigh unto us, as we seek His face in spirit and in truth. Just as the goldsmith sees His image in the gold and knows when it is pure, our Lord wants to see His image in us.
Can we look into the mirror of God's Word and let it reveal our hearts? If so, we have all we need to make us more like Jesus each day. His presence is with us and we have His Word and Spirit to guide us.
Do we see Jesus in our reflection? We must let God's Word reveal His will and plan to us today, that our lives might be lived to the fullest and always reflect His glory. We find great peace in loving the Lord our God with all our heart, mind, and soul. Only in loving God, can we find true peace that passes even our own understanding.
Jo Ann Kelly
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." Galatians 5: 22, 23
Christian character is what makes us reflectors of the Lord's glory. As we let God's Spirit mold and make us into His image, we find that we become more and more like Jesus. "The old saying, "Jesus first, others second, and self last" is more than just a motto, it should be the way of life, to have true joy.
As we seek to be kind one to another and love others with the love of the Lord, we will become patient, long-suffering, gentle, and loving, as the Lord has loved us. He is the Potter and we are as the clay in His hands, when we surrender to His will. Jesus will mold and make us into His image, as we yield to the Spirit of the Lord.
Each day there are souls who seek to see Jesus in the world. Only as we let His light shine through our lives, will we reflect His love and glory. On our own, we have no light, but as we let Jesus be Lord of our lives and live in us, we find we can be reflectors of His glory in a lost and dying world.
May we seek to always let God's will be done in our lives and draw nigh unto Him. Our Lord promises to draw nigh unto us, as we seek His face in spirit and in truth. Just as the goldsmith sees His image in the gold and knows when it is pure, our Lord wants to see His image in us.
Can we look into the mirror of God's Word and let it reveal our hearts? If so, we have all we need to make us more like Jesus each day. His presence is with us and we have His Word and Spirit to guide us.
Do we see Jesus in our reflection? We must let God's Word reveal His will and plan to us today, that our lives might be lived to the fullest and always reflect His glory. We find great peace in loving the Lord our God with all our heart, mind, and soul. Only in loving God, can we find true peace that passes even our own understanding.
Jo Ann Kelly
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