I CHOOSE CHARACTER

     People may ruin your reputation, but they cannot destroy your character. Reputation is the celebrity we admire in the mirror. Character is the person who follows us everywhere. Reputation is our public image—what we want others to think. Character is our secret actions, words, and thoughts—what we really are. Mathematically speaking, reputation is character minus the flaws we try to hide. We often mar our character by protecting our reputation, but God builds our character by smashing our reputation. Let’s allow God to transform our character, for when character is developed, reputation takes care of itself.
     Have you been slandered? Are you anxious to defend your reputation?  Let your character speak about your reputation. “While slander may blacken the reputation, it cannot stain the character. That is in God's keeping” (E.G. White). Stop worrying about your reputation, be more concerned with your character. Character outlasts reputation. (1 Peter 2:12; Proverbs 22:1; Ecclessiastes 7:1)—Samuel Koranteng-Pipim