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1. Peanuts?
Men and women of character are made, not
born. It’s easy to look at the lives of great or
influential men and women of God and wish yours
could be the same. Maybe you’re awed by their
character, their apparent strength in the face of
opposition and struggle, or their noteworthy talents
that enabled them to accomplish something that is
memorable to this day. Or maybe you’re impressed
by their undeniable love for God that empowered
them to tell thousands of people about Jesus, or that
gave them strength to endure so many difficulties.
But those men and women went through their
lives just as you do—one day at a time, one struggle
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at a time, one disappointment or hardship at a time, one moment of happiness at a time,
one accomplishment at a time. Their lives weren’t always about coming out on top and
being applauded and credited for their good deeds or successes. Those were moments
in their life, moments that the world remembered. But they only had those moments
because they endured and patiently went through whatever life brought their way.

2. You too can
become a person
of character.
Perhaps you don’t
feel this way now.
Maybe you look
at your life—your
difficulties and your
accomplishments—
and assume it’s
peanuts compared
to what others
have suffered or
accomplished.
Maybe you don’t feel
that your decisions
have much of an effect on anyone around you; you’re not much of an influence on others,
or perhaps you wonder if what you do even matters in the grand scheme of things.
Your experiences are meant to make you a man or woman of character. There are
moments of greater impact, and each person reaches a few of those at certain points in
their lives, but your character is also forged by how you live through the mundane times,

3. Notable Quote:
Only hope for more love. Not
that you might receive more
love, but that you might have
more love to give. That should
always be your hope and
your prayer
.—Jesus
Originally published July 2009; adapted. Illustrated by Mike Krome. Design by Stefan Merour.
Copyright © 2012 by The Family International
how you fight through the
lonely struggles, how you
put on a brave face even
when you feel that no one
is watching.
If your goal is to
leave a positive effect
on others, or to carry
another’s burdens, or to
be a positive influence on
another’s life—and you
make daily choices with
this goal in mind—then
you will make a difference
and you are on the right
path to achieving that level
of character you admire.