Dancing With Skeleton #1 (Personal Character)
If you are ever feeling rather good about your personal character then read The Ten Commandments. It is usually a good ego buster. The Ten Commandments were given by God to the nation of Israel as a guide to righteous living but more importantly as a pointer to Jesus Christ and God’s law of Grace. If we measure our lives by the commandments we will soon see we are not good…as it measures goodness. It shows us our common need for a redeemer. It exposes our character flaws.
Failed Character Issues is usually the first and most often “dance” we like to have with past skeletons. Maybe your past character flaw is a terrible lie or little white lies you tell to your spouse or parents; maybe you stole from work, a store or….from God; you might have filed bankruptcy or just didn’t pay your bills; you may have been fired from a job because you were always late or were a slacker; maybe you had a substance abuse problem or you had problems gossiping. Whatever it was or is, it continues to plaque you and you remember it often Read the rest of this entry »
