Seven Basic
Stages of Life
 
 

Apprenticeship Stage
(To Be Instilled During the Ages Twenty to Thirty Years)
 
 

Focuses on Service
 
 

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RESOURCEFULNESS
vs
Wastefulness
 
 
 
 

What is
Resourcefulness?
.
Wise use of that which others would normally overlook or discard.
 
 
 
 

Resourcefulness

It's related to the motivational gift of Giving






Scripture Text:


"He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much."  -  Luke 16:10





Some of the Attributes: 

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   		 Capable and ready to undertake projects that others would overlook or discard.  (A.C.E.)
Seeing value in that which others overlook.
Learning to make wise use of things which others would discard.
Achieving a task with a minimum amount of outside resourses.
Knowing when not to use materials just because they are available.

 
 

Questions to ask yourself: 

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   		 Are you careless with your possessions if they are easily replaceable?
Do you gather materials for a project you have in mind, or do you just collect things for possible future use?
Do you know the skills, abilities, and interests of the people around you?
Do you look for reasons why you can accomplish a task rather than accept reasons why you can't?

 
 

Projects and Bible Study Questrions to help instill this quality: 

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   		 How did Jesus demonstrate resourcefulness?
Resoucefulness is much more evident in countries where people have less.  Can you give an example of how you put something to use that normally would have been discarded?
Describe how you have seen wastefulness demonstrated recently.

 
 

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