What I say is important, what I do is very important, but what I am is the most important. (William Male, Ph.D., retired educator)
That sequence may be contrary to common logic. But, consider: what you do reflects what you really are, and what you are pretty much determines what you do. So, it’s important to work from the inside out, beginning with what’s in your mind and heart.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is. (Romans 12:2)