As another Lame Cherry exclusive in matter anti matter.
Character is a matter of being angry and not sinning. It is a matter of Biblical teaching in, "Be ye angry and sin not".
It is a difference of Cain having sin couched in his heart and nurturing it to satan enticing him to murder his brother Abel in premeditation, and Jonah being angry over God's mercy to sinful Ninevah, but Jonah not retaliating on God nor the city.
It is easy to be a Christian with a million dollars sitting in a Church pew, as everyone smiles at you and notices you. It is the same with character in it is easy to have character when everything is going your way. Character only shines when the deepest of humiliation has taken place.
Character is David going to kill Nabal and his servants for insulting David's men, and David being met by Nabal's wife who pacified David, so David turned it over to God's hand to serve vengeance.
Character is Mary as a betrothed girl being told by the Archangel Gabriel that she was pregnant, an offense which would have gotten her stoned, and she did not argue with God over the Holy Ghost workings, but simply accepted God's Will to be accomplished as He saw fit through her.
There are times for turning the other cheek in character and there are times for delivering the punch in character. Character is the attribute which matters in all situations and outcomes, because without character the person is nothing.
Character is what keeps you from regret from the harshest judge you have, in your conscience. A heart will be wounded, but it is uplifted afterwards upon examination that the person did the right thing in responding or not responding as the situation demanded. The heart is further cast down upon reflection when an improper response was acted or not acted upon. Even in that, the searching soul, gains character to better know what to do the next time such an event arises.
Character is slow to wrath in knowing how to self govern that wrath so it does not consume you. Character is not allowing love to bring about license. Character is adhering to what is right, being governed by it when no one but God and you see the action or hear the thought. Character is what allows a person to be uplifted in who they are, free from sin and malice, without being prideful.
Character is an anchor which does not swing wildly, but is steady upon the anchor point of what is proper in every situation as every situation changes.
Character is not about doing what you want, but doing what you will, which is a propensity to guide others past their self harm, and to not allow yourself to be harmed greater by a mistake.
Character is governance of one's actions.
Character is life fulfilled in a Godly nature. Lack of character is an existence ruled by base lusts and out of control emotions.
nuff said
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