Quotes about Character

The theology you live out is much more important to your daily life than the theology you claim to believe.

Love is never any better than the lover. Wicked people love wickedly, stupid people love stupidly, weak people love weakly . . .

What a man leaves behind is what a man is.

My nature is a quiet one, anyway. As a child I was considered respectful; as a young woman I was called discreet. Later on I was thought to have the wisdom maturity brings.

A godly woman's true adornment can't be bought at a department store or acquired in the beauty shop.

We live in a culture that has switched the tags on greatness. It has put a lot of value on the flashy lifestyle while putting only $99 on character. Our culture has put a lot of value on cars and careers but only ten cents on integrity, family, and impact.

Trials are adverse circumstances that God introduces or allows in order to identify where we are spiritually and to prepare us for where He wants us to go.

It's about becoming men of character, commitment, power, and influence for Jesus Christ.

does belief that fails to issue in behavior count as genuine witness (and understanding) or not?

When you forget who you are and whose you are, you start to compromise.

Did you notice that trials do not test our character, they test our faith? Faith is fundamentally a relational term—it is not first a matter of what you believe, but of whom you trust. The battle for our trust is as old as Adam and Eve. In the midst of battle, it can seem so complex, but when the dust settles and the smoke clears, the real war is always over the same question—whom will we believe? Whom will we listen to, God or the devil?

False prophets are not motivated by love, but are motivated by a need to be noticed.