I just got back home after spending a couple of hours with a dear pastor and his wife that are visiting with us and ministering in our church today. This morning, we had it arranged to have a round-table chat with this dear pastor and his wife, regarding the various challenges we face in building the kingdom of God and more specifically in building the local church. Sometime in the middle of our conversation this dear pastor made a statement, and it goes like this “charisma without character creates chaos”…then after pausing for a while, he made this other statement: “charisma with character creates order”.
The above two statements are so true. In fact we can have a whole lot to add and discuss and bring to light, just by reflecting on these statements.
I just want to state it again and allow those statements to sink into the very fiber of our soul.
“Charisma without character creates chaos; Charisma with character creates order”.
It is my persuasion that a lack in character or a lack of godly character, will ultimately lead to self destruction. Charisma alone is not enough, neither talent alone or anointing alone or gifting alone or even for that matter, just experience alone or wisdom alone. We do need charisma, talent, anointing, gifting, experience, wisdom but never at the cost of personal character. It is our character that undergirds all of the above and provides for us that base from which we can launch out. I do have a great respect for the men and women of God of both our time and times past. I do learn from the experience of others. I listen to the wise counsel of men and women of God that have more experience in the ministry than I do. I am an ardent believer that without the anointing nothing can ever be done that will have a lasting effect. Iam convinced that all of us have God-given talent, something that God has placed in every individual. The sooner we discover our talent, the better and effective we will be in realizing and helping those around us. But at the same time if I slack in developing Godly character within me on an everyday basis, my testimony or rather my life would be a living contradiction. It is my desire that we as the body of Christ, especially, the local church would be able to establish Godly character that would make the church attractive in the community. The bottom line is, character and character alone decides the quality of life that we will enjoy while we are here on this earth
Let me make that statement again:“charisma without character creates chaos; charisma with character creates order”.
