It Speaks Louder

I once read a quote reads thus: Who you are speaks so loud that I can't even hear what you're saying. Yes that's the case with our character. One time I saw a video someone shared (Perhaps you've seen it too). A female preacher was speaking (Preaching) the Word (Anointed). Her Nipples were almost popping out of her blouse, to show you how low her top was, she wore a mini skirt.... The amazing thing is she spoke the Word with such clarity and boldness (Should I say effontry).

In as much as there's no Christian kind of dressing, there's only Modesty and Moderation, there's nothing that warrants such a bold display.....

What happens when Who you are SOUNDS Louder than what you say? People ignore you.  No matter how many Scriptures you quote or the size of your Bible people will disregard you.

The Validity of your convictions is not in the words you say but in your Actions. What Message is your Character sending to the Public? Are people straining their ears to hear you?

Jesus gave us a Perfect Example. God himself commanded that everyone should listen to Jesus after His Baptism.

Why?

He had passed a major test of Character, the test of Humility and Submission to John even though He was the Son(God in Himself). The gospels says "This is my Beloved Son in whom I am well pleased, Hear Ye Him" - Matthew 17:5

Prayer:

Lord, help me to pass the little tests of Character that you bring my way in Jesus Name.

Grow in Grace,

Oluwatobi Adesanya

Let Hope Rise

You have all the resources needed to become a better person (Time, The Word, the Right People) Together with two other youths, I sat down with one of our Senior Pastors today. He shared from the abundance of experience that he had gathered over the years and the impact God had used him to make in the different places he had been. It's great to seat at the feet of men who have maintained their integrity and built solid results that cannot be contested.

Afterwards, I sat with him and asked him more personal questions. I realised afterwards that God had engraced him with the unique ability to Plan, See things ahead and to lead people to a brighter future.

Tonight, I want you to know that there's hope. Let your hope rise. You're going to be a better person. Your generation will celebrate you for sure. Scripture says "To him that is joined to all living there is hope". There's hope as long as you're alive that the quality of your life will improve and that God will give you access to the treasures of His Word, the necessary 'Character Tablets' you need.

Judas Iscariot lost hope about becoming great because he had betrayed The Christ. Peter on the other hand, though he was unhappy about his failure to stand for Christ, he wept but found hope and he became one of the pillars of the early church. In place of being depressed have hope, cling to the promises of God for you.

Be Hopeful Tonight. Things are going to change, and they're going to change in your favor.

Prayer:

Lord, I choose to have hope tonight in every area in Jesus Name.

Grow in Grace,

Oluwatobi Adesanya

Your Character and Your Christian Faith

What you do matters. Yes it does and in a Big Way. Yes we are the Righteousness of God in Christ, Yes our sins are forgiven and all, but we must care seriously about how our character affects the testimony of our FAITH and Convictions with the things of the Spirit.

People do not want to follow a Lawless God,  neither do they want to follow a God that hates and refuses to forgive others. How come people can have these perceptions about God? They pick those signals from we His Children. Remember God made Man in His own Image. In other words, we reflect the whole essence of God. When we are saved,  the divine nature of God (2 Peter 1:4) is imparted into our spirits and we become His Advocates, Representative and Ambassadors on earth.... Because of this people begin to see a glimpse of God show through us...

Scripture describes the believers as 'epistles known and read of all men' (2 Cor 3).Can I say this: You and I are been read like a Book...everyday we are being read. The words we say, the reactions we give to issues are known and read of all men.

So does your Character have anything in common with your faith in God? How are you perceived by people? Jesus, though the Son of God,  asked "Who do men say that I the son of man am?" and in the process many answers came in.

Your Character Must Demonstrate the Nature of God.... That Nature is LOVE.

PRAYER:

Lord, whatever prevents men from seeing you clearly through my life,  take it away tonight in Jesus Name.

Grow in Grace,

Oluwatobi Adesanya

Clear the Baggage

In order to show excellence in character, we must be ready to clear the baggage that hinders us from moving freely. Baggage of self, ego, pride, overconfidence, indecisiveness, doubt, irrelevant excuses, ignorance etc.

Like Daniel, we must purpose not to be cluttered with things which would clog us in and prevent us from showing forth sound character in speech, in example and in life as a whole. (Dan 1:8)

We must consciously clear the baggage in order to progress in character. This is possible only when we make a decision in our heart, work on it deliberately and trust God to help us live it out.

It's okay to make mistakes and fall short sometimes, but hey! Don't stay there.
Get up, dust off, get it right and keep going.

Clear the baggage, make a choice to gain sound character today and walk in that decision. You have a choice though.

With Love,

Omotola Fatunsin.

Once you've started DON'T STOP

Character Building is a Life Long task. From time to time we keep seeing areas for improvement... Like I've learnt, the room for Improvement is never filled. When you've commenced the process of Building a Godly Character, soon enough you'd start to see results, people may notice the changes and glorify God in your life as a matter of fact, you would be thankful and happy for the changes as well. The Word today is DON'T STOP...

You must have heard of the Scandal of Tiger Woods, the famous golfer. In one clean swoop he lost endorsements, signings just because of one fault with a woman. Bill Clinton's image was dented due to his affair with his secretary in the White House. King David's image was affected due to his adultery with Bathsheba. There are countless examples in the world today and in the Scriptures that point to the fact that when you halt the Process of building a godly character, you're bound to fall,..... very badly. Notice that these men had built themselves for years and were examples that others followed...but one event...tore down structures of integrity that had been erected over the years...

Imagine you climbing stairs that reach the heavens and you've been consistent for years, suddenly you looked down to observe a scantily dressed woman, strolling on the clouds, or you observe a man with all the looks and money calling your attention etc... You decision or indecision in that moment can cost you your life. Imagine falling from heights in the cloud to the earth. Yes, start Building character, start climbing that ladder of change, as you begin ensure that you don't take a break...

Do you know just one Post on Social Media by someone can dent people's perception and view of you? Do you know one picture uploaded by a third party can lead to people questioning your Faith in God (Religious Convictions) ? Do you know people have lost jobs just because of one misconduct?

It's pretty easy to loose focus as we rise, the fall will always be catastrophic at those points. Think of the greatest men and women in your life, what will happen to their families, business, careers if something bad was recorded against their names? You don't want that to happen...

The bottom line today is to stay on the Path, Keep on Building, engage the Grace of God, Put God first, Be conscious Of His Presence, Watch and Pray. Scripture says "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye STEDFAST, UNMOVEABLE, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord." - 1 Corinthians 15:58

If you fall though, there's still a hope for Rising again... But like I usually say, the same power that is able to save us after a fall is also strong enough to keep us from falling...  (Jude 1:24)

Prayer
Lord, help me to stay on the path, Be consistent, Be steadfast in Building a godly Character in Jesus Name.

Grow in Grace,

Oluwatobi Adesanya

Learn to use the Rod on Yourself

It was easy growing up, we spend most of our  time with the family and loved ones. When we misbehaved there was always a ready hand to land slaps on the face, lashes on our backs, and give befitting punishments based on the gravity of what was done. You had that experience too right?

The story tends to change after a while when we become youths, we are independent and make the choices on our own and very few have those kind of friends that can honestly give correction when something wrong is done.

You are solely responsible for your Character and your behaviors. You're are meant to take charge.
I've developed an habit overtime, I daily reflect on my conversations during the day, the people I met, the words I spoke etc. To those I met for the first time I send a text appreciating them and being glad for the newly built relationship. To others, I thank them for one thing or another. Today, It was quite different. I realized I had spoken some words that didn't go down well with a colleague at work. I chose to connect with her tonight to sincerely apologize. I became a judge in my own case.

You can become yours as well. Do you often reflect on your daily journey and interaction with people? Do well to dissolve your anger, Your resentments daily. Don't sleep heavy with burdens. Handle them before Sleeping.

The Word of God is the Rod (Isaiah 11:2-3). In my case the scripture says "Let no corrupt communication flow out of your mouth"..

You can't build a solid character in a day. It is done Daily, and by engaging the Law of Reflection, you will be able to lead yourself out of faults into Godliness....

ACTION POINT

1. Do a check up of your life DAILY before retiring to sleep. Make Right the Wrongs, Appreciate others, Be Grateful.

Prayer:

Lord, help me to be the judge of myself daily in Jesus Name.

Grow in Grace,

Oluwatobi Adesanya.

It's not that Hard...

A door, irrespective of its size and location is opened simply by a key. You do not need an anvil or a sledge hammer to open a door, all you need is simply to get the right keys and unlock the door.

The path of building Godly Character is simply a matter of having the right keys on hand.

Man functions essentially by images, in fact we were made in God's IMAGE. What we see has a tremendous effect on how we live. It's been found out by researchers (Stanford Research) that 89% of what we learn is visual, 10% is auditory and 1% from other senses.

What does this tell us?
We become what we see. What we see includes the behaviors, attitude that is constantly modeled before us.

Paul expressly said "Those things, which ye have both LEARNED, and RECEIVED, and HEARD, and SEEN in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you". Hebrews 12 also says "Looking unto Jesus..."

The bottom line here is to follow Godly Leaders, Look into the Perfect Law of Liberty (The Word) there's a whole lot of personalities in Scripture to LOOK at. With the gift of imagination and also meditating on Scripture the Holy Spirit can bring to life these characters in Scripture. Imagine the Holy Spirit facilitating a One-One mentorship session with Solomon, or with Joseph, Deborah or Mary. Yes, that happens when He begins to teach you certain things about their lives that you need for your life.

Start Engaging this Principle Right Now. One book that made me realize the possibility of this is a book by John C. Maxwell titled 'Running with the Giants'

Keep looking till you're transformed. (2 Corinthians 3:18)

Prayer:

Lord, open my eyes to the secrets of men of old that made them men and women of Sound Godly character in Jesus Name.

Grow in Grace,

Oluwatobi Adesanya

It Requires Diligence

Sunday 20th March, 2016

Diligence simply means consistency in doing the Right Things. Diligence is needed as it relates to character formation. Diligence is what you do behind the scenes as you use the tablets of character Development.

You can never know the secret of a champion by watching how he fights. You only find out his secret while he is training vigorously day by day as he prepares for the big day. So, you may have decided to stop getting to work, church or lectures late. What you do behind the scenes will determine if this will turn out to be a reality. Do you prepare your clothes, bags, shoes and other things the night  before? Do you think through the possible obstacles to achieving the goal?  Change and growth does not happen via Wishes. It happens through decision and consistent action.

Yours could differ, perhaps its talking too much, borrowing unnecessarily, cheating others or being disrespectful. Start praying and thinking of what to do behind the scenes to get the required results. It is consistency in doing the Right Things that will guarantee results in the long run.

PRAYER:
Lord, help me to be consistent in the right things as it relates to the areas of the Development of my character in Jesus Name.

Grow in Grace,

Oluwatobi Adesanya
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Understand the Law of Process in Character Formation

Trees don't grow in a day, neither does character. As a matter of fact, it's been said that it takes about 21 days to form a (new) habit. This shows the place of and importance of time and process, this also has its place in the Pursuit of a Character of godliness. David didn't suddenly grow to become a man after God's own heart, Gideon didn't suddenly begin to manifest as the mighty man God called him. It took a process.

A Godly character is not the product of an event, it is a product of a process. A never ending process. One thing I've learned while being under the ministration of Apostle Joshua Selman for two days now; is never to be embarrassed by my flaws. The awareness of the flaws is the first step to liberation and deliverance. I've observed servants of God, men and women who are doing exploits in the Kingdom. There's one thing that announces itself apart from the anointing, it's their character. You may fall under the anointing while being ministered to, but what sticks with you is the depth of their character and how it weaves itself into the totaliity of what they represent.

You may rise and fall as you go along. But... Keep on keeping on, God is there to support you. Galatians 6:9 says "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."

Sometime ago God expressly imparted these words to me "One problem the devil has with believers is that he finds it difficult to keep them down, they always rise again". A balloon cannot sink inside water it will always float. Same with you, as long as you stay connected to God and FULL (Inflated with) of His Presence, you  will keep rising. Stick to the Process.... You are coming out on top.

Prayer:

Lord help me to stick to the process of godly character formation in Jesus Name.

Grow in Grace,

Oluwatobi Adesanya.
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It will be Revealed

I read a post on Facebook today, it was shocking. It brought to light the concept of Character which has been the focus for March. A Choir Leader (Female) had been engaged in a sexual relationship with another church member. One faithful night after the act, he saw her off around 10:30pm. He was shocked to receive a call few minutes later that she was hit by a trailer and died.

He visited the house later and met a sad mood, 'but the people rejoiced that a dedicated sister had gone to be with the Lord'. They believed she was with God in heaven. Only the brother knew, he knew what had transpired the night she died.

When it comes to issues of Life, there's nothing that can be hidden. Everything will be brought to the open. As a matter of fact, everything is opened only that people aren't seeing it. Scripture says in Hebrews 4:13 'Everything is opened before the eyes of whom we have to do'. There's nothing hidden, before God everything, yes everything is opened. Before men, everything will eventually be opened after a period of time.

Exposure isn't a bad thing, in fact businesses pay thousands and millions to get the world to know what they do, the products they offer and how they can make life better. It's not exposure that is the problem, but what would be exposed. Just as celebrities want to be in news always,  even so many of them would gladly pay to prevent certain information from getting out to the Public.

Your Character will find you out. Just like the lady that died in that accident, it was a hidden act, but now the world knows what happened. Before God it will be opened and she would receive the judgement that God metes out.

We have the chance to destroy whatever seeks to destroy us. Everything will be exposed sooner or later. Jesus made it clear when he said "For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad". - Luke 8:17

Prayer:

Lord whatever will destroy me in years to come and in eternity, help me never to do them...and whatever I'm doing now that will destroy me help me to stop today in Jesus Name.

Grow in Grace,

Oluwatobi Adesanya.
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Building Blocks Of Sound Character

I have a terrible impression about Judah (One of the sons of Jacob). I don't know if I'm sounding like an holier -than - thou kind of person  but I really don't like the footprints he left behind. What was Judah's challenge? He lacked self control.

Self Control implies exercising dominion over impulses which come from the flesh.

It is very clear that we are constantly being tried in our character everyday. We are being exposed to the fire where we are to showcase if we are thoroughly built up and established in Christ or half - baked Christians. How does it feel eating per -boiled rice, especially when its not salted? Getting the drift?

We must be willing to go through character refinement as youths who belong to God. This process might not necessarily be easy on us. In this day and age of "whatever you do is right". This period when we automatically have the impression that all we do is justified, even when its clearly wrong. We give excuses like don't you know we aren't under the law? It's a dispensation of grace. We must always remember that even Grace came with a lot of sacrifices from the One who decided to be Our Lamb.

Getting on to Judah, we see him as someone who threw caution to the wind. He was so insensitive that he slept with his daughter -in -law thinking she was a prostitute. He even gave up his seal and it's cord, including the staff in his hands as pledge for a time out with Shua. This depicted his lack of self control. He took her for a shrine prostitute and had a fling with her. I guess that'd be the least you'd have expected from a grandfather.

Well, this is not to say I'm totally justified and so innocent that I've never broken God's heart countless times by certain actions I've taken in times past, and those times I still recently misbehave, in terms of disobedience to clear cut instructions and fleshly outbursts of anger. I'm simply saying when we have truly and genuinely given ourselves to God in totality, we must strive to maintain his standard of purity and give ourselves fully to his pruning.

Jesus tells us in John 15:1-2, "I am the true vine, and my father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit HE PRUNES, so that it will be even more fruitful".

Character formation as earlier established in previous series is not a one day thing. Its the little little habits we take up that forms them. Our present character didn't just perch on us like a mosquitoes perches on the human skin. It sure took a process. Hence, we must be careful what we let in, people we move with as companions and friends, including what we spend our time on.

I pray that the Good Lord will help us as we sincerely desire to possess a Godly character, which is without blemish in Jesus Name.

With Love,

Omotola Fatunsin.

Slaying Your Character Goliath

Goliaths are not born they are made. What does this mean? Yes Goliath as a person, a human being was born...but his status, his CV(If you may) was a product of personal building and training over the years. Saul actually called Goliath 'A champion from his youth'. Yes he really was.

Do you know that character defects don't just come on us? They are built over time. Like everyone, we are born neutral, with the unique and intrinsic ability to grow to become anything and achieve anything by setting goals backed up with consistent action. Goliath was born a baby like everyone else in his time, but he was different, he chose to be 'a man of war from his youth'. He ended up becoming a threat to God's people (Israel). He became a threat to their peace, he even caused a whole army to have unrest for 40days consistently. He was out to humiliate the Children of God. Can I say that anything that will either make us or break us starts from our youths. It starts from now.

Steps to Defeating your Character Goliath..

1. Identify it: no one fights something or someone that doesn't exist. The first step is to know exactly what you are up against. Is it anger, malice, impatience, gossip, fear, critical spirit, unforgiving spirit, stirring up strife, jealousy, envy... I believe the list is endless. You've got to start there... That  Goliath (Character defect) will often give you concern, you may have sought counsel, set new year resolutions to change your ways but it just isn't going. Saul and the rest of lsrael were able to identify the giant, their enemy, the one who wanted to humiliate them.

Do you notice something? Only the soldiers would have heard and seen Goliath, the civilians and those who were away from the battle front would have been oblivious of what was happening.

What does this tell us?

Until you're ready to address the defects in your life, (to set the BATTLE in array, to FIGHT against those things) until you're ready to make the required change to be a better person, you wouldn't even be close to seeing the Goliaths or getting the victory that you desire and the life that God desires you to live would not manifest.

Finally, It's important to note that those things you've identified grew up with you, they've been there all the while.

ACTION POINT

1. Identify your Goliaths. Be Battle Ready!

Prayer:
Lord, whatever I've watched grow in my life and those I can't see that would not be beneficial to my future, help me to cut them off  today in Jesus Name.

Grow in Grace,

Oluwatobi Adesanya.
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Making the Switch

Yesternight, my sister had to make a call using my phone. While she spoke, I noticed how she moved her hands grasping one object on the table. I whispered to my younger brother saying, 'that's how daddy does when he's on the phone too '. The traits have been passed down... I'm also sure I do the same thing as well.

There are certain traits that are passed down, and most of our mannerisms are picked up from our parents and those we spend most of our time with. That's the Power of Influence. It is possible to pick up both positive and negative habits in the process. The result of the continual influence of a person (Especially a Parent or a close friend) is that it shapes ones mind, the influence creates patterns of reasoning and interpreting events and circumstances that is in alignment with what has been learnt over time. The challenge comes when a person who has temper issues (Gets angry easily), an impatient person, clumsy, lazy or disrespectful person comes up to say 'That's how I am'. You may have grown up that way, lived that way for long time, but know that a time comes when you've got to make a Switch....and that's Now!

Truly your Character Is You.. If we were to break down the words 'That's how I am' , it would mean you are what you think. Because Proverbs 23:7 says "As he thinketh in his heart SO IS HE'. A man's character is a Sum Total of the Thoughts in his heart. These thoughts patterns are gathered from external sources.

So when people try to correct you for wrong doings or try to advice you on how to be better, don't take it wrongly.

Your Character is You, to have a Better you, you've got to have a Better Character. To have a better character you've got to have Better Thoughts, to have better thoughts you've got to have Better Sources of Information and Influence.

You need to begin to look at your life and ask: Where did I pick that from? How good is this habit? How relevant/useful/helpful is this habit/way of thinking /to my destiny? When you do so, you would be starting yourself in a journey of transformation as God would open your eyes to see what should change and what should be improved upon.

So what have you decided to change?

ACTION POINT

1. Identify habits, thought patterns you've picked up along the way and evaluate them if they've been helpful or detrimental...

Pray:
Lord, take my mind and transform it. Expose me to the right people and influence to build a godly character in Jesus Name.

Grow in Grace,

Oluwatobi Adesanya
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The Superman and his Kryptonite

The Legendary cartoon and film character Superman has been around for ages. Clark Kent boasts with supernatural strength and agility as he lifts weight beyond what's humanly possible. Everyone, including me, considers him a hero. But like all of us, he's got one weakness.... That little green shiny rock called the Kryptonite, it's so little but it's effect completely paralyzes the Super man till he's reduced to something that can be toyed with.

This is similar in many ways to our Character, many times people outside (Friends, Family,. Co-workers) see us as high flyers, perfect in speech, attitude and conduct. We fly in our colors day in day out and probably we adopt the Christian Passwords (Bless You, You're Blessed, Jesus Loves You etc) and all seems fine....until a co-worker borrows money from you and fails to return it and then you throw tantrums, or someone accuses you wrongly and you let out 'word-bullets' that tears down the building, or someone innocently moved your clothes from the wire without your consent... Then Superman (you) can't fly anymore he becomes just like the world around him...

So what's your Kryptonite? What's the little thing that dents your integrity, that makes men question your character and claim of being godly?

Scripture says to examine ourselves (2 Corinthians 13:5), Jesus made a daring statement by saying "Be ye perfect as your Heavenly Father is Perfect"(Matthew 5:48). It is in Love that we are made Perfect and we are made like Him (God). The standard for moral uprightness is not Mahatma Ghandi, neither is it Daniel, Joseph or any remarkable person you may think of.
Our standard of moral uprightness is Jesus.

ACTION POINT

1. Identify those things that dents your character... You would need to consult the Word, and ask sincere friends around you.

Pray:
Lord, help me to see myself for who I really am. As I delve into scripture show me exactly what I should do in Jesus Name.

Grow in Grace,

Oluwatobi Adesanya.
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The Character Tablet...

I wish there was a quick fix, that one tablet that ends all the struggle and strife to be better, to develop a more godly and acceptable character. Just when we think that we have arrived at a level of growth and maturity, we suddenly realize that we haven't even started yet.

There's a way to go about it though, the Word is available. My first message as the NCCF Coordinator while in Oyo State was on Building Godly Character. The text was from 1 Timothy 4:12. The pathway to building Godly Character is outlined in verse 12. That Scripture says "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in WORD, in CONVERSATION, in CHARITY, in SPIRIT, in FAITH, in PURITY." Those six items capitalized above are the pathways to building a character that lasts, one that pleases God and inspires men.

If you may, that is the tablet, the character tablet that starts you on the process and transforms you on and on. Through this tablet I've learnt to be sensitive to the needs of others, through this tablet I've gained wisdom on how to care, lead, inspire, and mentor others. This tablet has taught me to respect and honor... (I'm still in the process... The path is unending...)

Start taking this six-dimensional tablet today and see what difference it makes in your life. It's not a one time fix but a constant medication for your life.

ACTION POINT
1. Expose yourself to the Word. Let the light of the Word shine in the areas of your character flaws.

Prayer:
Lord, as I begin to engage in the process of character building, let the process yield bountiful results in Jesus Name.

Grow in Grace,

Oluwatobi Adesanya

CDS

Before you get excited, I don't mean Community Development Service. I mean something quite different. Over the decades and centuries there have been a number of diseases and sicknesses that have plagued mankind. Some like Malaria, Fever  have been solved and the number of cases and deaths reduced drastically. There's one I just discovered. Do you know what it is? It's called Character Deficiency Syndrome. Have you heard of it?

When a youth doesn't see anything wrong in disrespecting an elder, or someone in authority irrespective of the sphere of life, such is under this plague? When a young man finds it difficult to keep his hands to himself when with a lady, it also shows he's affected by this syndrome. When someone can't be trusted to handle money, this plague is at work. Money, Title, Power and Status doesn't Build Character, it actually REVEALS it. Circumstances reveal character.

When David was anointed King, it revealed who he really was. The Kingship revealed his heart for God, his Godliness, his Care for people. It revealed his reverence for God. When he had the chance to end Saul's life he declined. Why? He didn't see Saul as his enemy, he saw him as God's Anointed, the king of Israel. He could have become a murderer that instant but he couldn't, his real identity was that of a man that Feared God.

I'd like you to know tonight that Money, Titles, Power and Status will surely come, when they do what will it reveal? Will it reveal a glutton, a thief,  a womanizer, someone who lacks integrity? Or would it reveal someone with a heart for God, one who cares, gives and have the concern of others at heart?

You don't have to wait till then. You can start by examining yourself in the WORD and Prayerfully as well. David said "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me  in the way everlasting"-Psalm 139:23-24. You can do the same.

Are you Character Deficient?

PRAY:

Lord, as I look into the Word and Pray, help me to see myself as I really am and make changes in Jesus Name.

Grow in Grace,

Oluwatobi Adesanya