Character Revealed

A good man produces good out of the good storeroom of his heart. An evil man produces evil out of the evil storeroom, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart. - Luke 6:45

What is in your heart?

Jesus indicated that it really isn't difficult to know what is in a person's heart. All you need to do is observe his or her words, his or her speech, his or her conversation.

Aren't you glad that you don't walk around with a tape recorder hanging around your neck? Then again, it might help us think before we speak and we might then have some idea how our words sound to others. Even without a tape recorder, I think it is a good idea to reflect on our conversation at the end of each day: to ask, "Was I unkind, judgmental, accusing? Was I unloving?"

Search your heart. Everyone has a bad day every now and then, but is there a pattern? A person's conversation reveals a lot about their character.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. - Abraham Lincoln