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i have no greater joythan to hear that my children are walking in the truth

3 john 1:4

{alertness ~ attentiveness ~ availability ~ contentment ~

determination ~ diligence ~ discernment ~ discretion ~

endurance ~ faith ~ flexibility ~ generosity ~ gratefulness}

Alertness vs. Unawareness Being aware of that which is taking place around me so that I can have the right responses

/Watch/and/pray/that/you/////may/not/enter/into//////////temptation.//The/spirit//////indeed/is/willing,/but/the///flesh/is/weak.///Mark/14:38/

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Attentiveness vs. Unconcern Showing the worth of a person by giving undivided attention to his words and emotions

/Therefore/we/must/pay/much//closer/attention/to/what/we////have/heard/lest/we/drift//////away/from/it.//Hebrews/2:1//

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Availability vs. Self-centeredness Making my own schedule and priorities secondary to wishes of those I am serving

/For/I/have/no/one/like/him/////who/will/be/genuinely/////////concerned/for/your/welfare.///For/they/all/seek/their/own////interests,/not/those/of/Jesus///Christ.//Philippians/2:20-21//

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Availability vs. Self-centeredness Making my own schedule and priorities secondary to wishes of those I am serving

Contentment vs. Covetousness Realizing that God has provided everything that I need for my present happiness

/Now/there/is/great/gain/in////godliness/with/contentment./////////1/Timothy/6:8/////////

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Determination vs. Faint-heartedness Purposing to accomplish God's goals in God's timing regardless of the opposition

/I/have/fought/the/good/fight.//I/have/finished/the/race.///////I/have/kept/the/faith.///////////11/Timothy/4:7-8//////////

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/Whatever/you/do,/work//////heartily,/as/for/the/Lord/and/not/for/men.//Colossians/3:23

Diligence vs. Slothfulness Visualizing each task as a special assignment from the Lord and using all my energies to accomplish it

Discernment vs. Judgement The God-given ability to understand why things happen

/For/the/Lord/sees/not/as////man/sees://man/looks/on/////the/outward/appearance,/but/the/Lord/looks/on/the/heart.////1/Samuel/16:7//////////

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Discretion vs. Simple-mindedness The ability to avoid words, actions, and attitudes which could result in undesirable consequences

/The/prudent/sees/danger/and//hides/himself,/but/the/simple//go/on/and/suffer/for/it.////////////Proverbs/22:3/////////

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Endurance vs. Giving Up The inward strength to withstand stress to accomplish God's best

/And/let/us/not/grow/weary//of/doing/good,/for/in/due/////season/we/will/reap,/if/we/do/not/give/up.//Galatians/6:9/

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Faith vs. Presumption Visualizing what God intends to do in a given situation and acting in harmony with it.

/Now/faith/is/the/assurance/of/things/hoped/for,/the//////////conviction/of/things/not/yet///seen.//Hebrews11:1//////////

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Flexibility vs. Resistance Not setting my affections on ideas or plans which could be changed by God or others

/Set/your/minds/on/things////////that/are/above,/not/on//////things/that/are/on/the/earth.////////Colossians/3:2////////

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Generosity vs. Stinginess Realizing that all I have belongs to God and using it for His purposes

/Whoever/sows/sparingly/will///also/reap/sparingly,/and//////whoever/sows/bountifully/////will/also/reap/bountifully.//////11/Corinthians/9:6///////

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Gratefulness vs. Unthankfulness Making known to God and others in what ways they have benefited my life

/What/do/you/have/that/you//did/not/receive?//If/then/you/received/it,/why/do/you/boast//as/if/you/did/not/receive/it?/////1/Corinthians/4:/7///////

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