BUILDING CHARACTER AT WORK

Building Character Series – Part 4

'Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord 

rather than for people. '           Colossians 3:23 (NLT)

HOW GOD USES MY WORK TO BUILD MY CHARACTER

1.     GOD USES PRESSURE TO TEACH ME _______________.

“Live life, then, with a due sense of responsibility, not as people who do not know the meaning of life, but as those who do.”               Ephesians 5:15 (Ph)

Ways to Develop Responsibility:

·       BY _________________________________

“(God blesses the one) ...who always does what he promises, no matter how much it may cost.”   Psalms 15:4

·       BY ________________________________  

“One who is slack in his work is a brother to the one who destroys.”  Proverbs 18:9

·       BY ________________________________

“Don’t work hard only when your master is watching...work hard all the time, as though working for Christ.”                                                     Ephesians 6:6-7 (LB)

2.     GOD USES __________ TO TEACH ME CHARACTER

“We can rejoice when we run into problems and trials, for we know they are good for us - they help us learn to be patient.  And patience develops strength of character...”  

                                                                                                                              Romans 5:3-4 (LB)

3.     GOD USES _______________ TO TEACH ME HOW TO REALLY LOVE

“Do all your work in love.”  1 Corinthians 16:14 (GN)

“We remember before God how you put your faith into practice, and how your love makes you work so hard...”  1 Thessalonians 1:3 (TEV)