Godly Character

I was encouraged by the letter from Paul to the believers in Corinth. He reminds them that we are to not be a stumbling block to others, or to allow circumstances to alter our faith in God. Whether in the good times or the bad, God asks for our all.

"But in everything, as God's ministers, we commend ourselves: by great endurance, by afflictions, by hardship, by pressures, by beatings, by imprisonments, by riots, by labors, by sleepless nights, by times of hunger, by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, by the message of truth, by the power of God; through weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, through glory and dishonor, through slander and good report; as deceivers yet true; as unknown yet recognized; as dying and look--we live; as being chastened yet not killed; as grieving yet always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as having nothing yet possessing everything."

 Lord, please stir in us the Holy Spirit and help us to develop a godly character. Strengthen us to serve you in gladness and to not lose hope. -Amen.