Character

“Character is doing the right thing for the right reason regardless of what the world and others may think about you.”  ~JJM

Yesterday, for some reason, I thought it would be good to go back to a blog about character that I created a few years ago and read it and see how I was doing.

The “I Will’s of Strong Character 

1. I will place God at the top of my priority list and ask him to guide me in all I do and give me the desire to treat my body as His temple and to follow Jesus’ way of living.
2. I will place my spouse directly under God on my priority list and live my life representative of that fact.
3. I will place my children directly under my spouse on my priority list and live my life representative of that fact.
4. I will prioritize my life and have a daily plan focused on the achievement of my dreams and goals.
5. I will always give my first fruits to God.
6. I will do my best with what I have and quit worrying about what I don’t have.
7. I will keep promises I make to myself and others.
8. I will accept the fact life is not always fair.
9. I will not compare myself to others.
10. I will not use curse words.
11. I will not blame other people, places and things for my circumstances.
12. I will not be dependent upon people, places, and things to make me happy.
13. I will face my problems head on and deal with them in a responsible way.
14. I will be just as excited for the success of others as I am for myself.
15. I will seek first to understand others, then to be understood.
16. I will not gossip about or criticize others.
17. I will forgive those I once thought were unforgiveable.
18. I will own up to situations where I have been wrong in my behavior.
19. I will try to find good in all situations.
20. I will not look for the “speck” in my brother’s or sister’s eye.
21. I will never assume.
22. I will not take things personally.
23. I will be impeccably honest with my word.
24. I will always give my best in all I do.
25. I will not buy something unless I have the money to buy it.
26. I will give without anyone knowing.
27. I will expand my wisdom and knowledge by learning about new things.
28. I will love my neighbor as myself.
29. I will be the change that I want to see in the world.
30. I will make the most of my life and live in the moment, knowing it is in the moment where we feel the presence and awesome power of God the most.

I don’t know about you, but I’m still a work in progress.  My character is stronger than it was, but not as strong as I want it to be…dang nab it!…that right there was progress right before your eyes…see point #10.  🙂

P.E.A.C.E.

Jay@EagleLaunch.com