1 Corinthians 4:1-2 Amplified Bible (AMP) Servants of Christ 4 So then, let us [who minister] be regarded as servants of Christ and stewards (trustees, administrators) of the mysteries of God [that He chooses to reveal]. 2 In this case, moreover, it is required [as essential and demanded] of stewards that one be found faithful and trustworthy.

1. CHAFIACTER
istian financial planner and cEo Russ crosson discusses the importance
ilS 'l99cial capital" (a good name or reputation) into those who will come
You c,an't lq4ve character in a trust account. You can't write your values into the will. you
caii'ftihk'traits like courage, honesry, and compassion ir,
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*r. J.ppriiiox. .w.hat
we
oeed'iJ,a plan-d long-rerm srrategy to convey our convictio"r;;;ffi;;;eneration.
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I:t:::orJohn Luther,and Tim Kimmer are quite intriguing. They both crearly state
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buy character. On the contrary, they shout that character is devel_
oped !y qhq strategic.investrnent of time over a long'peri"a. N. ,rr;iiJir,
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toly, can reverse. this principle. Character development simply takesrtime. :
However, many parenrs have lived their lives in a hurry, amaising plenty of financial
iTIil^"lI r:-realize too late that those they would teave ti;;;;;;i;iil.;;;il;;nave no character ...
Whai are some of the critical character, or social cap_
ital,tuilding blocks needed bi our posterity for them io
be etfective, positive, productive members of society? The
list would include a work ethic, responsibility, manners,
sacrifice,_stewarJship, teachabiiity,l.."""iriiriiy, r"ya-
t5 integrign learningtrade-offs, honesty, discipline, a'bil-
Ity to lnteract with adultg, enduiance, courage, moralitS
and selt-esteem. Although one can have good social capi_
tal without spiritual capital, it seems th-at the long_term
motivation for social capital flows from spiritual c"apital,
1.e., trom principles ...
. If we do not build character qualities into our chil-
dren, a duty that takes time and may;. *;t ,rot tak.
money, then we will continue to see a decline in our soci,
ety. In a 7992 article in World magazine, Chuck Colson
stated it this way: 'lTLe values ..olion ir'Uil.iy ,.rpon-
31Ot9.for
the ecdnomic problems now facing t'he natlon.,,
He illustrated this by noting that an epideriic of crime is
costing billions, family breakdo*ni ,r. costing billions
more, and abandonment ofthe work ethic hai nieant loss
of billions in productivity.
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, Vllr.: are foundational to any society. I hope it won,t
De sard of us that we.have deteriorated to the point that
we do not focus on values at all.
latralues dci y.gu's.ee ,
ving you.r;gpipty? :
Whal kind qf sga,tqe"
d9 y_ou want to liave be-
hind?
l' Wtiat'can yoii do to en-
'SUfe
that your Values are
in place in your children
or those who you are re-
sponsible for?
t:] i,
List the character qualities
that you feel are im.pgylan1
for the follouing ginera-
tions to exhibit. Then look
ouel your list and dei:ter-
mine hotu you might em-
body some of these qualities
in order to pdss them on.
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