The Temple of Our Character

Every action and decision of our life is one more brick placed and mortar spread by our own hands – building the temple of our character. Paul the Apostle taught, “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God?” Such a temple must be designed and built with the proper working tools. This week I was thinking on the temple of my own character and being that I am building. While thus engaged, my mind reflected on the beauty of simplicity and the detraction of over-decoration on buildings and how that relates to our lives. When I think of the most beautiful buildings that stand today such as modern temples and feats of architecture, they are properly balanced between adornment and simplicity, between decorations and space.

Are we as careful to balance the adornments on our own temples we are building? Or have we cluttered them with too many titles, too many phone calls, too many games, too many activities, too many responsibilities and too many assignments? If so, might I recommend finding a better balance between space and decoration? Between adornment and simplicity? Between the things that matter most and the rest?

Finally, there is much to speak about building such a temple that I don't have the time for, but I cannot end without stating that Christ should be the “chief cornerstone” as Paul directed. On Him we can build, and never fall.