{"id":5881,"date":"2011-12-12T06:05:13","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T14:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wordpress\/?p=5881"},"modified":"2011-12-12T06:34:10","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T14:34:10","slug":"personality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=5881","title":{"rendered":"Personality"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>. . . that they may be one just as We are one . . . \u2014John 17:22<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"post-754\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ut0ENzQcjrM\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"305\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nPersonality is the unique, limitless part of our life that makes us distinct from everyone else. It is too vast for us even to comprehend. An island in the sea may be just the top of a large mountain, and our personality is like that island. We don\u2019t know the great depths of our being, therefore we cannot measure ourselves. We start out thinking we can, but soon realize that there is really only one Being who fully understands us, and that is our Creator.Personality is the characteristic mark of the inner, spiritual man, just as individuality is the characteristic of the outer, natural man. Our Lord can never be described in terms of individuality and independence, but only in terms of His total Person\u2014 \u201cI and My Father are one\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+10:30\">John 10:30<\/a>). Personality merges, and you only reach your true identity once you are merged with another person. When love or the Spirit of God come upon a person, he is transformed. He will then no longer insist on maintaining his individuality. Our Lord never referred to a person\u2019s individuality or his isolated position, but spoke in terms of the total person\u2014 \u201c. . . that they may be one just as We are one . . . .\u201d Once your rights to yourself are surrendered to God, your true personal nature begins responding to God immediately. Jesus Christ brings freedom to your total person, and even your individuality is transformed. The transformation is brought about by love\u2014 personal devotion to Jesus. Love is the overflowing result of one person in true fellowship with another.<\/div>\n<div>______________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>December 12, 2011<\/div>\n<div>Journal Entry for Today-JDV<\/div>\n<div>Lord, it is amazing and true that the transformation You\u00a0 have begun in me has given me a different kind of appreciation for others.\u00a0 The transformation seems to include\u00a0 grace\u00a0and forgiveness and a new kind of empathy.\u00a0 When I am in communion with You I unconsciously\u00a0 gravitate toward the needs of others, and when I am not in communion with you<strong>,\u00a0 <\/strong>I seem to gravitate into a very small\u00a0world that includes only me. Lord, help\u00a0 me to turn my focus away from myself, and toward others.<\/div>\n<p><em>And God says\u2026\u201d The\u00a0 love that comes from Me always includes others. When you are focused on your\u00a0 own wants and needs, it is not love, but fear. And there is no fear for those that are in Christ Jesus. Trust in Me to meet all your\u00a0 needs according to My riches in heaven. Trust in Me with all your heart and do\u00a0 not rely on your own devices, and I will make your paths straight\u2026.and you will\u00a0 be engaged in helping others, unconcerned about your own wants and needs,<br \/>\ntotally confident of my provision for you.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. . . that they may be one just as We are one . . . \u2014John 17:22 &nbsp; &nbsp; Personality is the unique, limitless part of our life that makes us distinct from everyone else. It is too vast for us even to comprehend. 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