SCRIPTURE: Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: You are not doing anything about your character until you have started doing something about what you are thinking.
One way to live a godly life is by guarding your heart or mind. Being watchful of the intakes and inputs of your life is vital to living right.
Proverbs 4:23 says,
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Romans 12:1-2 says,
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Now, I want you to note that the mind is the control room of character.
Please it is very important to note that your thoughts become your actions; your actions become your habits, and your habits become your character.
Your thoughts fuel your actions; and your actions establish your habits; and your habits define your character.
So, character development begins from the thought or thinking process. You are not doing anything about your character until you have started doing something about what you are thinking.
You must know that no one becomes a thief or prostitute by accident; it begins with a thought.
The beginning place of character is the thought realm.
So, if you allow your thoughts to be unhealthy, it will lead you into unhealthy actions and habits which will ultimately establish unhealthy character.
My counsel is: watch what goes on in the mind.
Remember this: You are not doing anything about your character until you have started doing something about what you are thinking.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Guard your mind with all diligence.
- Reject negative thoughts and avoid unhealthy inputs.
- Cultivate healthy thoughts by the intake of healthy inputs, especially the Word of God.
PRAYER: Lord, I ask for the grace to guard my mind. Help me to consistently feed on Your Word so I can develop a holy mind-set and maintain godly character, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT (PT. 1)
QUOTE: He that breaketh the hedge – the hedge of righteousness and integrity, the serpent will bite. Culled from the book, “15 KINGDOM STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL” by Dr Paul Enenche.
DAILY READING: Matthew 27-Mark 1
AMAZING FACT: The smallest muscle of the body lies inside the inner ear and connects the eardrum and your inner ear together.
PROPHETIC WORD (DECLARATION): Receive grace to maintain a firm control over your thought in Jesus Name.
