Today is Tuesday, October 1st, 2013; Karen's Korner #2662

A couple of thoughts by Billy Graham, taken from his writing published in The Decision magazine in September 1976 and reprinted in the same magazine in October 2013:
 
 
"One mistake is the tendency to confuse character with greatness. A. W. Tozer said, 'Bible characters fall into four classes:  first, those who are great but not good; second, those who are good but not great; third, those who are neither good nor great; and fourth, those who are both great and good.'
 
"Goodness is possible for everyone even though greatness is achieved only by a few. Greatness contributes nothing to one's personal and inward happiness. Goodness contributes everything. Most people aspire to be great, only a few desire to be good. We are upside down. We are placing value on the wrong thing. Greatness requires a combination of qualities rare in nature. Goodness is a gift of God and may be acquired by the humblest person."
 
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:"Man measures material wealth.
God measures CHARACTER.
 
"Man says we must have something.
God says we must BE SOMETHING.
 
"Man measures values by the degree of his own striving and accomplishments.
God measures true values by the degree to which His power is PERMITTED TO FLOW
through a person."
 
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