What do your words say about you? What do your actions reveal about your character? For me, each time I find myself feeling deeply frustrated or at wits end, I know it's time to sit back and reevaluate my walk with the Lord. Not that we are some terrible person for losing our minds at times. But character is revealed in a crisis.
My husband use to say, "The Christian you are today, is the Christian revealed when you meet with disaster or calamity tomorrow."
I have a friend who shared with me that she'd reconnected with some mentoring Christians she'd known years prior. When she'd known them as a younger Christian, they had helped her to grow in the Lord so much. She took their words and applied them to her walk. She admired them for all they did as teachers and leaders in her former church. For years later, many times, their teachings and character reminded her of the walk she must continue as a Christian.
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