{"id":5924,"date":"2019-04-15T15:08:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T14:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/?p=5924"},"modified":"2020-12-30T15:29:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T15:29:17","slug":"author-unknown-but-a-great-piece-worth-more-than-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/author-unknown-but-a-great-piece-worth-more-than-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Unknown: But A Great Piece Worth More Than Anything"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Author Unknown: But A Great Piece Worth More Than Anything – Read And Be BLESSED!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I don’t know who authored this fantastic piece: it’s powerful, full of knowledge, wisdom & educative! Please take time to read it over and over again….”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOU CANNOT GET BY PRAYER WHAT YOU SHOULD GET BY CHARACTER & OBEDIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A man\u2019s character is his fate. Heraclitus Thomas Jefferson<\/strong>, the third President of the United States (US), said: \u201cNothing can stop the man with the *right mental attitude* from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the *wrong mental attitude.\u201d<\/em>
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As a clergyman, I have watched pitiably how people self-sabotage themselves by seeking spiritual solutions to character-deficit issues. They look around at everybody as suspects for their predicaments when their greatest demons lurks within them – their character.
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What we often call our destiny is truly our\ncharacter, and since that character can change, then destiny can be altered.\n*Character is destiny* .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is prayer actually EVERYTHING? Many would\nbegin to argue back and forth on this intriguing question, but my main purpose\nof writing this piece is not to get involved in arguments. _Arguments don\u2019t\nimprove the validity of a \u2018truth;\u2019 they only determine how long it would take\nbefore you realise it._<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most people believe that we can pray\nourselves to success and get away with virtually anything if we become a\nstickler to some prayer routines. There is no amount of spiritual penance that\ncan substitute for character. Sometimes, you need character, not prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dutch Sheets<\/strong> said: *\u201cPrayer is not a check request asking for things from God; it is a deposit slip- a way of depositing God\u2019s character into our bankrupt souls.\u201d*<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

British writer and politician, Thomas Macaulay (1800-1859)<\/strong>, said: \u201c *The measure of a man\u2019s character is what he would do if he knew he never would be found out.\u201d<\/em>* I have often said that what would ultimately destroy a man going to high places in life is not really the enemies that are waiting for him there, but the character that followed him there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to emphatically underline the fact that this write-up is not meant to trivialise prayers in any way. I have observed that many people take character for granted, while overzealously tuning on into their spiritual mode.
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We have become so spiritually in tune through prayers that we neglect the place of character and our relationship with people. Many are actually \u2018heavenly\u2019 bound, but with no earthly relevance. You can speak with spiritual eloquence, pray in public and maintain a holy appearance, but it is your behaviour and character that will actually trigger the manifestation of all that God has for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*You must learn to treat people with\ncourtesy* .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Shunammite woman must have been praying for a child all through her life. By being hospitable to a man of God, she eventually got her much-awaited miracle. *It wasn\u2019t prayer that opened the door for her; it was her character.* Assuming she wasn\u2019t hospitable, she would have missed a critical miracle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many times, we pray, fast and bind demons\nthat don\u2019t exist when our real demons are just our greatly flawed character.\n_Many have insulted people that were divinely placed and orchestrated to help\nthem fulfil their destiny._ Some people are keeping malice with their destiny\nhelpers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treat people with respect.
Treat strangers with courtesy.
Never look down on anybody. God can use anyone to change your story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abigail Van Buren<\/strong> said: \u201cThe best index to a person\u2019s character is _how he treats people who can\u2019t do him any good, and how he treats people who can\u2019t fight back.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. The way we treat people we think can\u2019t help or hurt us, like housekeepers, waiters, and secretaries, tells more about our character than how we treat people we think are important. How do you treat people?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most impressive architectural\nfeats and the greatest military defence project in history is the Great Wall of\nChina. In 1987, UNESCO designated the Great Wall a World Heritage site, and a\npopular controversial claim that emerged in the 20th century holds that it is\nthe only man-made structure that is visible from space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally conceived by Emperor Qin Shi Huang\n(c. 259-210 B.C.) in the 3rd Century B.C. as a means of preventing incursions\nfrom Mongolians and barbarian nomads into the Chinese Empire, the wall is one\nof the most extensive construction projects ever completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History has it that when the ancient Chinese\ndecided to live in peace, they made the Great Wall of China; they thought no\none could climb it due to its height. During the first 100 years of its\nexistence, the Chinese were invaded thrice and every time, the hordes of enemy\ninfantry had no need of penetrating or climbing over the wall, because each\ntime, they bribed the guards and came through the doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chinese built the wall, but forgot the\ncharacter – building of the wall-guards. Though the Great Wall has over the\nyears become a powerful symbol of the country\u2019s enduring strength and spirit,\nbut it has actually been a good reminder to the Chinese of the superiority of\nhuman character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chinese realised much later that the best\ndefence against the enemy is not a fortified wall, but a fortified character.\nThus, the building of human character comes before building of anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer is not EVERYTHING! Build\nrelationships, and don\u2019t ever forget that God will always use man. Be mindful\nof your words and how you speak to people. Work seriously on your character and\nattitude towards life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to say emphatically that *character is\nnot optional;* it is sacrosanct to the future that God has planned for you. No\nmatter where you place prayers, character matters. *The greatest fraud in life\nis religion without character.* A man without character is recklessly alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Shakespeare<\/strong> captured it succinctly when he said: *\u201cThe fault is not in our stars, but in ourselves* .\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Schutz<\/strong>, the former chief executive officer of Porsche said: \u201c *HIRE CHARACTER; TRAIN SKILLS* .\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, back in the days when Germany was\ndivided, a huge wall separated East and West Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One day, some people in East Berlin took a\ntruck load of garbage and dumped it on the West Berlin side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The people of West Berlin could have done the\nsame thing, but they didn’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead they took a truck load of canned\ngoods, bread, milk and other provisions, and neatly stacked it on the East\nBerlin side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of this stack they placed the sign:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*\u201cEACH GIVES WHAT HE HAS”*<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How very true! You can only give what you\nhave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you have inside of you?
\nIs it *hate* or *love* ?
\n*Violence* or *peace* ?
\n*Death* or *life* ?
\n*Capacity to build* or *capacity to destroy* ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What have you acquired over the years?
\n*Team spirit* or *pull down* architecture?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*”EACH GIVES WHAT HE HAS”*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about it!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please give out the good in you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JESUS LOVES YOU”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rev Chukie MORSI<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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