01.15.12 - Building Your Character

Character is:

• your features and traits that form your individual nature
• your moral and ethical quality
• your reputation

There are no short cuts to character - it is the person you are today. But no matter where your character is today you can choose what your character will be in the future - you can choose to let God build your shape your character!

So what is my character built by?

1. Character is built by your choices

• Your character is your choice.  
• Your choices form your habits, your habits form your character. 
• Your choices always affect more than yourself.

2. Character is built by your response to circumstances

• God has a purpose for the circumstances in your life.
• Your character will be tested in many seasons.
• Your true character comes out when pressure is applied.
• This testing prepares you for seasons that are to come.
• God’s character is formed in you in the desert of testing. 

3. Character is built by your friendships - 1 Cor 15:33

• Don’t be misled or scammed, your friend choices matter! 
• “Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future.”
• Bad company corrupts good character
• New friends means new direction, new influence, new character, new future.

4. Character is built by being close to God - 2 Cor 3:17-18

• The greatest agent of change is God Himself. 
• When you’re with Him, you’re changed to be like Him.
• Your character moves towards the nature of Jesus as you remain in His presence. 

Your character is built by your choices, life circumstances, your friends, and God’s presence. 

Choose today to let Him build your character - choose life! John 10:10

01.15.12 - Building Your Character