Who do you want to be like?

Loaded question, is it not? This is a question that finds its answer in the sort of character you would like to build. Do you want to be a man/woman of character, great strength and moral fortitude? Do we want to be an immovable, dependable, and solid like a rock kind of man or woman? If so, the answer is to surround yourself by men and women who display those characteristics.

Believe it or not, we follow somebody (consciously or subconsciously); there is someone that influences our approaches to life. Many of us have fallen in the abyss of disgrace just because we chose to follow someone disgraceful; we do not live up to our expectations because we follow people who do not live up to their expectations; we are not strong because we follow people who display no strength; we are not rooted in our Christian faith because we follow people of poor or no faith at all.

We need to understand that there is one step that needs to be taken in building our character. It is the choice of human influence, the person we want to model after. This person must love and imitate Jesus-Christ. Undoubtedly a Christ-like person lives a genuine life, cares and will not deceive you.

Knowing the significance of following somebody, Paul, in his letters to the Thessalonians, exhorts the Church to follow him as he follows Christ. WOW…How many of us can say that to someone today? How many of us can be an authentic influence on somebody’s life? Whom do you model yourself after? Try to answer those questions in an effort to make changes for the better. I was just saying.