The Seven Character Traits

Design () ~ I used to doubt () if God really has a plan () for my life. I mean, out of the billions
() of other people, He has chosen a plan for ME specifically (). And He has a special () plan
for each one of you, too! God designed us to seek Him in order to experience () true joy (), and also;
He is the Master Designer, and we are a product of His unique design. All of His handiworks points to Him.
A design functions () best when all parts () are willing () to be with the others. No parts are
missing; they are where they were designed to belong. We are spiritually () restless () until we
fulfill () God's original purpose () for us.
Authority () ~ Your parents (!) are your authorities. They tell you whats the right thing to do;
they provide ("#) food ($%) for you; they protect (&') you. (What other people do these things?
Examples: firefighters (()*+) -protect, serve/ doctors (,-) and nurses ('.) -provide medicine.) You
should obey (/0/12) them so that they can help (34) you. But when you get older you get more
responsibilities (56) and your parents have less authority () over you. BUT remember, GOD is always
watching over you (789:), even when you think He doesnt see you. He certainly has the power (;<) to
stop (=>) you, but He doesnt force (?@) you, He wants you to obey (/0/12) and fear Him ( ? AB) by
your own free will.
Did you know that we have the authority to choose life, or we can choose death? (Really, this is serious!) God
gave all of us some kind of authority, and our decisions have consequences (CD). Regardless of whether you
are a kid or an adult, we are responsible for the actions or words we say. Responsibility and authority goes
together.
Responsibility (56) ~ Everyone has responsibilities. What kind of responsibilities do you have? For me, I
am partly responsible if my brothers get hurt (EF), because they are also my responsibility, and they can
be scary (FG) sometimes. For example: Any of you have a dog? Well, I have a dog, too, and you have to walk
them every day, or else they wont get enough exercise (HI), and they will become fat, and that is not good!
We are responsible for the words ( J ) we say, the actions (KL) we do.
Suffering (ME) ~ Have any of you suffered for Christ? It can be teasing or mocking, those kind of stuff.
They can really put you down, dont they? Well, I used to suffer rejection from friends because I didnt own a
Nintendo, DS, the newest games or, you know, the latest (NO) gadgets (PQ); and most of them were
church (RS) friends. Those were tough times (TU), but thankfully, I am all past that, and now some of
them are very close friends; though even now, I still dont get many of things most youths (VW) my age do.
Ownership (XY) ~ Everything that you and I own is Gods. He gave them to us, not the other way
around. We should be thankful for all that you have that the poor kids dont. For example: Did you know
that one in every four children in the world doesnt have enough food to eat?! And usually they only have
one or no meal a day, and is there anybody in here who doesnt eat three meals (plus lots of snacks) a day?!
Freedom (Z[) ~ Because of the freedom that Christ provided, we can draw closer to God. But what really
is true freedom? Some of you may not be able to put pleasing God and freedom together. Well, true
freedom is the freedom to obey God and do what pleases Him. And through that, you will experience true
freedom. Christ provided freedom from sin through the gospel and His blood. Don't use your freedom to do
what you want to do, use your freedom to serve others and please God. If you seek freedom over obedience,
its not worth it.
Success (\) ~ Its every simple: when you obey and meditate on Gods Word, it leads to success. Real
success is found by fulfilling God's purpose for your life. And when you study and live by the direction God
has given you, you are also eternally successful. Everyone is looking for success in life; but how many is
looking to God for help?