The Development of Character
I heard a man say once that personality is what people think you are, but character is truly who and what you are. I totally agree. I believe there is much that goes into the development of one’s character. Especially when going through adversity.
Going through hardships has a way of bringing out the best, and worst, in people. One of the key factors is recognizing adversities and trials for what they really are. They are tools of life designed to sharpen and hone the gifts, skills, talents, and abilities you possess. Most of all, they’re designed to develop your character. But, if you take them the wrong way, they will break your spirit and mar (to detract from the perfection or wholeness of; spoil; to inflict serious bodily harm on; destroy) you.
We have to be determined to not let circumstances change who we are, but rather embrace them and allow them to shape us like a potter shaping clay on a pottery wheel. Your circumstances are meant to be exactly what they are… circumstances. It’s what you do with them and how you manage them that make all the difference in the world, and in your world.