Seven
Basic
Stages
of Life
Training Stage
(To Be Instilled During the
Ages Six to Twelve Years)
Focuses on Information
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ALERTNESS
vs
Unawareness
What is
Alertness?
.
Ability
to anticipate right responses
to that
which is taking place around me.
Alertness
It's related to the motivational gift of Serving
Scripture Text:
"Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak." - Mark 14:38
Some of
the Attributes:
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2. |
"Learning
to pay attention to all the lessons God is teaching through authorities,
friends and experiences."
"Learning to foresee dangers and fully understand the consequences of present words, actions, attitudes, and thoughts." |
Questions
to ask yourself:
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2. 3. 4. 5. |
Do you
drive defensively, or trust the other person to drive safely?
Have those under your care experienced problems which you should have detected and corrected long before you did? Are you aware of opportunities God gives to witness and encourage others to grow spiritually? What is the last problem you could have avoided by being alert to danger? Have you leanred how to "tune out" distractions that hinder you from being alert to the right things? |
Projects
and Bible Study Questrions to help instill this quality:
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2. |
Looking
at the animal kingdom, tell how alertness is important to them. Give
some examples. How can this sense of alertness be dulled, and what
is the result?
How did Jesus demonstrate alertness? How did another Bible character illustrate alertness? How did Samson Show a lack of this quality? |
Go Back To Character
Qualities Index
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