Someone has said, “We never act out of character.” That is a hard pill to swallow, but it appears to be true at a deeper level than we want to admit. So-called out-of-character actions are really manifestations of something in us that we did not know was in there. We may even be surprised at ourselves. We must face and take responsibility for these actions. When something surfaces from deep within, it is an opportunity to cry out for a deeper cleansing of our inner self. In this way, our character is being constantly refined.
Search me, O God, and know my heart today.
Try me, O Savior; know my thoughts, I pray.
See if there be some wicked way in me;
Cleanse me from ev’ry sin, and set me free.
Lord, take my life and make it wholly Thine;
Fill my poor heart with Thy great love divine.
Take all my will, my passion, self, and pride.
I now surrender; Lord, in me abide. -J. Edwin Orr
