September 2014 E-Newsletter
|
Kids are off to school. In fact, these are my two grandsons leaving behind a summer that was filled with many playful adventures!
First day of school 2014 for kindergarten and 2nd grade
What are you doing during the next season of your life? Has God revealed any purposeful plans for you? A Life Purpose Coach� might be just what the Great Physician has prescribed for you to dig deeper into that question! If so, ask us for a Coach recommendation!
|
A COACHING QUESTION FOR YOU:
HOW IS GOD DEVELOPING YOUR CHARACTER?
Excerpt from Praying for Purpose
by Katie Brazelton
Do you know how a pearl develops? It happens when a foreign substance slips into an oyster between its mantle and shell. This irritates the oyster, much like a splinter might bother you. The oyster reacts to cover up and protect itself from the irritant with layers of a natural substance, eventually forming a pearl.
God has a similar process for developing character. You sometimes experience irritants though physical and emotional pain, or through trials, temptations, or delays. When you react in a godly way to such mild or severe irritants, an extraordinary character is formed in you. You may feel as though God has been using heavenly sandpaper, instead, to shape your character! With either method, he has probably been taking full advantage of life's rigorous and varied situations to help you grow spiritually, because good character is critical to fulfilling his plan for your life.
God Is An Expert At Shaping Character
Have you been dealing with particularly difficult people lately? If so, perhaps you are learning about the importance of patience. Is God asking you to tithe to teach you obedience, commitment, and generosity? Has he allowed you to remain in a situation in which you have said, "My back is against the wall," so you would learn to trust him? Has an unfair decision taught you about wisdom and honesty? Has suffering invited humility along?
|