The Way of Godliness

I hope you have a blessed Holy Week celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus. He revealed God’s heart of love on the Cross and provided a way to be reconciled to Him.

The last few weeks we’ve discussed four qualities essential for achieving our God-given destinies. They are needed to traverse the pains and tribulations of the 21st century. Number five brings them all together.

In 2 Peter 1:6, Peter encourages us, “And to your perseverance, add godliness.”

What is the key to becoming a godly person?

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The Virtuous Life

Nothing is more important to individuals or nations than the practice of virtue. The fact that the word seems outdated and foreign to us shows how far we have fallen from its power and beauty.

To navigate the coming new world and its challenges, we must return to the primacy of virtue.

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Our New World and the Character It Will Require

Fourteen years ago, while taking a prayer walk in the east Texas countryside, God spoke to my heart that the world was about to change–radically. I thought it would happen immediately (prophetic people sometimes get the right idea but miss the timing).

Looking back, I believe the Obama years accelerated change in America–and now it is upon us.

We’re entering a new world–a new era in history. The critical thing we must develop is the character necessary to survive and thrive in it.

Character is destiny.

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