Character Is More Important….

Character is more important than money. Sure we need money to live, but we don’t need it in abundance. Look at the world’s problems. Money can’t fix them, can it? If it could, why do problems still exist? Simply because people lack character, and live to please themselves. Can money buy your way out of an instance where you displayed a complete lack of character? Can riches fix a bad reputation? Money may buy a person’s ability to let an incident slide, but no amount of money can fix people’s knowledge of a heart that is lacking integrity. What is in your heart, once revealed, will stay with others, and form opinions that may never be altered. There’s only one way to win a person’s loyalty and money is only superficial or a temporary fix at best. Having character sets the tone in every relationship. Trust is based on how people behave, how honest they are, and not by how much money one has. If you examine this proverb, you’ll find these comparisons are at both ends of the spectrum, Rich-poor, and honest-dishonest. These qualities factor into our character and relationships more than you think. Notice you can’t be both at the same time.

6 Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and rich. Proverbs 28:6