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“People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.”

WOW! – Think about that statement for a second!  Isn’t that true! 

I think about conversations, in general and go over things I have said or thought as I would watch life happen around me.  I use to be the one that would make a statement when someone would walk in dressed one way or another, making a “judgment” call about that person…. Or overhear a conversation between two people that had NOTHING to do with me and right away make another “judgment” call as to what was going on in their situation – knowing NOTHING about them! …… Just in those two circumstances you can see that I had a “JUDGMENTAL” character….

I will give you another example….maybe someone (we will call her Sadie) is  in a department store and it doesn’t seem that busy yet no one is waiting on HER – she begins to get upset…. Or Sadie is out to eat and the waitress seems to be focused on other things and not HER – She can feel anger brewing inside….At this point one would gather a “selfish” character is what Sadie’s confession would be….

Let’s look at another example…..Hannah is in a coffee shop and there is a lady beside her that continues to complain about the service, the weather, the chair she is sitting in and Hannah says to her friend…”You know, I wonder if that lady has had a bad morning?  Maybe a free Danish would bring her joy”…  (WOW!!!!!!)

Hannah is in the kitchen after a LONG day at work and the house is a MESS all around her…she is starting dinner as everyone begins to ask things of her…”mom, can you get my book off the shelf?”  “Honey, can you iron my shirt after dinner?”…EVEN the DOG wants something!!!!  Hannah responds “Lord, thank you for the family that I have.  One that you have allowed me to be the keeper of and the caretaker.  Thank you for letting me have them to take care of. “………(WHAT!?!?!?!) 

You could definitely say that Hannah’s confession is one of “Self – LESSNESS”  one that focuses on bringing joy and love…

Oh how I would LOVE to ALWAYS respond like Hannah!!!!   Unfortunately I don’t…sometimes I do but others I am the “judgmental” one or the “selfish” one HOWEVER, I am learning and my desire is to continue to TRANSFORM and strive to be a woman of HOPE for others…a WOMAN of integrity and more than anything a WOMAN that reflects God’s love….

How about YOU!?!?!?!  Where are you in this journey today?  If you are following Jesus YOU have a PROMISE that is so exciting!!!!  Take a look :

Philippians 1:6
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

You see, if you are starting to get glimpses of responding the way Hannah did in the examples above then guess what?!?!?!  You are on the right path!!!  And the promise above says that HE will FINISH the work!!!  WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

As you look around in the world today – see if you can take on a NEW view…remember our response is a good meter to check our character…..