The Value of Values

​Values are one’s judgement about what is important in life.  Roy E. Disney said,“When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.”
Many of us find it hard to articulate what their values are beyond very generic words like “faith” and “family”. 

When we are not clear on our values, we can fall into the trap of passing judgement or having opinions that are unrelated to our values.  Spend a few moments understanding what your values are by using the exercise provided here by CMU: https://www.cmu.edu/career/documents/my-career-path-activities/values-exercise.pdf
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Once you have done that holy work, use your core values to be sure that your life is reflecting them.  Then, keep the long list of values in the beginning of the article.  Stick it in your Bible.  As you are reading your Bible each day, ask yourself, “What does the Lord value?”  Does your daily reading reflect a value of God?  Are you seeing some values reflected more than others?  Do they match your own?

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