“Extreme Makeover”

08Jul08

On Sunday, we had someone else preach at my church…our regular pastor was on vacation. His sermon discussed an “extreme makeover” on a person’s character. For the past few weeks, since I’ve been home and visiting family, I have really been soul searching. I mean, lately, I’ve just really been thinking about who I am, who I’ve been, what I’ve done, and what I want to be. But that’s my problem I don’t know what I want. And in order to get anywhere in life you have to have a goal. And so not knowing what I want in life has really been frustrating me. It’s just confusing, but my grandmother says that is all just a part of growing up. “Following your heart, and God will put everything into place.” So that leads me to the sermon. The preacher was talking about changing your heart and eight characteristics towards a sort of “new life”.

1.) Compassion- meaning that feeling deep inside you towards others

2.) Kindness- the Bible says kindess is like a mellow, sweet wine; kindess and truth go hand in hand…you cannot tell the truth withour kindness, and you cannot be kind without being truthful

3.) Humility- basically God as God; you cannot do everything in your own power; self-effeciency=pride

4.) Gentleness/Meekness- strength under control, not to be confused with weakness

5.) Patience- slow to anger, patience can be viewed as a theraputic workout and God is your personal trainer

6.) Bearing one Another- to lift up, put up with, or hold yourself back from; encouragement through fellowship

7.) Forgiveness- unconditionally, leave it and never bring it up again, as modeled after Christ

8.) Love- the perfect bond of unity, let love be the “umpire” of your life

So, I still don’t know what I want in life, but I do know who God wants me to be. If I can just hold his words in my thoughts, and follow my heart I will then be who I want to be…that is, what He wants me to be.

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