Character

So over the last week I finally finished reading Donald Miller's Book, "To Own a Dragon". This was an amazing book and a great read. I recommend it to anyone. Any way, I want to talk about a scene that takes place in the movie Family Man. I have never actually seen this movie, but the book I read talked about it. In the Movie, Nicolas Cage's character, Jack, is in a convince store. Behind the counter is Don Cheadle's character Cash. A girl buys a pack of gum from Cash. He tells her that it will be 65 cents and she gives him a dollar bill. He then purposely gives her change for a 10. You can see in her face a moment where she realizes that she got the wrong amount of change back, but turns to walk out of the store. As she is leaving, she pauses and he ask her if everything is ok, she thinks for a moment then says yeah and leaves. Cash then tells Jack that it was a character issue and that she just sold her character for nine dollars. As I read this in the book, I was just blown away by this concept of selling one's character. I began to think of all the times that I have sold me character for something as measly as nine dollars or even less. I think that's whats wrong with America today, especially those of use who claim to be Christians. We are not afraid to sell our Character. We do whatever we want, we will hurt who ever we have to to get a head, all that matters is that we come up first. I want you to take a moment and think about it. What have you sold your character for? Maybe you told a girl you love her so she would sleep with you, maybe you stole somebody else's work and claimed it to be your own. It makes me sick to think that I have sold my Character, especially as a Christian, for something that was insignificant. Because when we are willing to sell our Character, the things that we hold true, then what else is there worth living for. If we aren't even willing to stand for what we believe in, How are we going to be able to stand for Christ. Hope you find this as intriguing and eye opening as I have.