The second chapter of my new “blog book,” The Good Character Series, is Consistency.
This piece of the good character puzzle is an imperative part of reliability. I feel strongly that it deserves its own individual attention because I’ve seen examples of people who think they’re reliable but aren’t consistent enough to be considered truly reliable…
**Ok so this is an inconvenient time to have an epiphany that I just HAVE to post since I’m in the middle of the Good Character series, but the feelings are overwhelming about this subject at the moment and I WILL return to the next Good Character post very soon, promise 
Every now and then I get really pumped up and enthusiastic about advertising the ALIVE ministry. I know that we should be doing this much, much more but our poor leadership (all of Philip and I) just can’t do it all, you know. Plus advertising the right way requires $$ and our church isn’t big on fundraisers and costly campaigning. Our church body should be doing their part to invite, you know? Makes sense. Unfortunately, we don’t do it very well and it’s like pulling teeth to get the “younger generation” (aka our target age group) to stick with the group themselves, much less reach out and pull others in.
ANYWAY - outreach is actually NOT the point of this.
In light of my previous post, I wanted to dwell on each of the good character attributes I listed so that I can squeeze out the full meaning of what it is to really encompass good character. As i’ve been thinking on each of the traits, I’ve realized they’re not far from the fruits of the spirit, just given more modern and less spiritual labels. So really, if you want to have good character then the trick is to pray for the fruits of the spirit on a regular basis. And understand each one for what it really is and really means. You can be kind to people on occasion but not be filled with a spirit of kindness – you get the picture…
