October 27, 2018 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

How to Identify a Person of Character

It is not easy to identify a person of character. Often we hide who we really are—we know our flaws yet we want people to like us. Unscrupulous individuals have fooled me many times in my life.

I developed this ‘simple rule’ when it comes to evaluating people—“I make up my own mind about people.” I do not decide the worth of a person based on what others tell me, what the media says, or if they are related to a friend or family members. In short, I decide; I do not accept some else’s opinion.

I am really looking for these qualities in a person’s character: one, their acceptance of God’s rules—is their belief system of right and wrongs in alignment with the Bible; two, are they a person of compassion—are they a person of legalism or a person of sincerity and able to forgive; and three, are they constantly promoting themselves or are they humble enough to give credit to whom respect and honor is due.

If I find these qualities in a person, I can begin to trust them with a task, responsibility, or my friendship. If I have a friend who loses any of these qualities, I eventually remove them from my ‘friends list’. I cannot change people; only God can give people a new heart and a right spirit. To love people like Jesus loved people, first, we must see people like Jesus saw people.

Today, there are many Christians that do not have these qualities—they are “sheep in wolves clothing.” These Christians are selfish, liars, and full of jealousy. In the last days, we must not allow Christians to be Christians just because they say they are religious—the Book of Revelation speaks to this end.

All of us should constantly and consistently work on having the Bible as our moral guide, offer compassion liberally, and seek to promote others rather than ourselves. This is what Jesus would want me to do and be.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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