Character

By studying hard and working hard, I have been able to accumulate a nice estate. Often, one of my relatives will say “You can’t take it with you.” And I always give them the same answer--”If I can’t take it with me, I’m not going.”

Character is the only thing that we can take with us when we leave this world. We leave everything else behind. A few years ago, regarding a former President of the United States who was a former Governor of Arkansas, we were told by the news media and his political party, “character does not matter.”

We are learning now, and we will learn more in the future, that a man of questionable character has again been elected President of the United States, a product of the most corrupt political machine the world has ever known.

Joseph Kennedy, the father of the 35th President of the United States, said there are three rules for success in politics.  The first rule is money.  The second rule is money.  The third rule is more money. Mr. Obama, through intelligence or through some way, was able to raise a tremendous amount of money and, as is often the case, he purchased the Presidency and now, the hardworking, taxpaying citizens of the United States, their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren will be taxed under a socialized system to make him a successful president. In the first month of his presidency, he is signing legislation, putting a bankrupt nation into an increased debt of 789 billion dollars, more money than has been spent by this country in all wars. The object of this bailout fiasco is to improve the job market. If we get a job for everything he has expounded, each job will cost us $600,000.

Character determines destiny. The destiny of our nation and the citizens of this nation is more uncertain than ever, simply because we vote for popularity instead of gravitas. Most young people will compromise all the principles of decency they have been taught from their youth for popularity. The sell out of morals, principles, and heritage for popularity is something which is not realized until often too late.

Even in the military service, promotions are made more because of your popularity at the officer’s club than your actual ability. The pastor will stand before a large congregation, who he either knows or suspects are well on their way to hell, and refuse to preach and teach the truth, because he wants to be popular. He knows that his congregation has itching ears to just be entertained and he knows that God is holding him accountable for not exercising his responsibility of teaching and preaching the truth. When any minister stands at the front door at the end of his service, greeting the people in attendance, and they tell him how much they enjoyed his sermon, he should know right then that he did not do the job which is required.

Christ himself talked more about hell than he did about heaven and he told us specifically in the Beatitudes “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” The politician wants to be popular in order to get re-elected. Most parents will ignore discretion of children in order to be popular with their children. THE BEST SELLER IS ALWAYS THE WORST SMELLER.