Character

People's character has always amused me. You can never really know for sure who someone is, or what they are thinking. God can reveal someones character to you, but that's as close as we can get. We have all heard the saying "put ourselves in another persons shoes," but that's not really possible. Even when you have gone through a similar situation as someone, you do not truly know how they feel, because we all have different pasts, and we all deal with things our own way.
I enjoyed reading the poem "Picture Bride." A granddaughter asking questions about her grandmother. I don't know why, but it made me think of the question many girls ask about their own weddings. "How will I know if he's the one?", "What if it doesn't last?", "Is it okay to be nervous?" These questions all have something to do with ones character.
This poem, and the poem "Those Winter Sundays" are both about family, but "Those Winter Sundays" makes me sad when I read it. "No one ever thanked him" is a powerful line. I think about all the things my parents have done for me that I haven't thanked them for. Or better yet, all the things I haven't thanked God for. I am so quick to ask Him for His favor, but when He comes through for me a lot of times I do not thank Him right away. It's embarrassing to admit.
God created us, but He gives us a choice to determine who we will become. He has given us the tools, and provided us with people in our lives to help us grow in Him. Ultimately it's our decision, what is you character? Is it pleasing to God? Maybe it's time to ask Him what he thinks of our character.