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2025-07-25 | II Peter 3:1-13 | Image Consulting: What Kind of Person are You?Since everything is going to end like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness? Who are you? What is your new identity? What characteristics determine who you truly are? And where are you going? What is your ultimate vision for God’s people? Do you exercise the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination and wisdom? Do you have a mental image of what the future will or could be like. If so, how will you get there? How and with whom will you accomplish your mission, the assignment you are called to carry out for a specific purpose, in a specific way, aided by specific people? And what inspires your fundamental purpose? In other words, why do you care about your identity, vision and mission? What are the reasons or what is the inspiration for why you hope to accomplish this thing you are called to do? And on what will you exert your greatest influence? Who or what will you affect? What capacity do you have to make an impact on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something else?

What values dictate your standards? What are your guiding principles? What shapes your behavior? What is most important in your life? And which priorities shape your decisions? What things dominate your schedule? What things are regarded or treated as more important than others? What takes precedence over everything else? And to what will you allocate your resources? For what will you dedicate your time, talent, and riches? For what will you supply money, materials, assistance, or other assets? What will you dedicate to the vision and mission of others or an organization in order for it to function effectively. This includes your personal attributes and capabilities regarded as able to help or sustain the vision and mission of something greater than yourself.

Since everything is going to end like this, what kind of person should you be in holy living and godliness? What is your identity, vision, mission, purpose, and influence? What are your values, priorities, and resources? It’s time for an urgent reminder and a serious character assessment. It’s time for an image consultant.