minus character

Let me start out by saying that this posting is an obvservation combined with my understanding of many verses found in Proverbs plus one other book that will remain nameless. Character is something that is not easy to live with. It is not easy to live with because it is most of the time the harderst thing for us to do. Ihave seen this in my own life unfortunately all too often I have taken the easier way out resulting in consequences that I hate. To say that I have come to the point of establishing the character and unmoving faith that I wish to have would be to lie. However to say that I am the same place that I have been is not true I think. The reason that I thought about this was because I was thinking about my life. One of my weakness is to try to plan everything out in advance and predict the path that God has for me. However a question that lays in the back of my mind all to often is. Would I be in a different place and situation in my life if I had shown better character in my past? Okay this is an example of why my thoughts go this way. Lets say that your a young 16 year old girl and you sleep with your boyfriend. Well the natural thing happens and your pregnate. So this starts a life for you that is now totally different. Lets say you keep the child and you drop out of school. You start working a job that pays a little more than minimum wage and your child goes to a welfar provided day care. Is that the life that you would of had provided character was solid and established in your life? The answer is no of course not you would not of sleep with the guy and you would of cared about your studies and at the lease graduated high school and most likely been motivated to go on and get a Bachelors degree. At the very lease you would have a job that would allow you not to be a drain on society but a benefactor to society. So this in a different way is how I veiw some of my life in that if I do the right things as God says, "Proverbs 4:11 I have directed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths. Proverbs 4:12 When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; And if you run, you will not stumble. "

Tim