KNOW · VALUES
Know what has eternal value.
Let Scripture reveal what God values, examine what your decisions reveal, and build a values statement that can guide real choices.
SELF-PACED LEARNING PATH
Align what matters
Move from observing your lived priorities to naming 3–5 biblically aligned, action-oriented values.
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+What do my decisions reveal?
Learn to identify stated values, demonstrated values, and what has eternal value.
Learn
Values are priorities and convictions that function as decision filters. You may have stated values—the words you say matter—and demonstrated values—the priorities visible in repeated decisions, attention, resources, and time.
The Christian question is not only “What matters to me?” but “What has eternal value according to God?” Scripture, the life of Christ, and the work of the Spirit reveal God’s holy, loving, just, merciful, and faithful character.
Key Scripture
Reflect
- If someone watched your decisions for a month, what would they say you value?
- What is one way your behavior reveals a value you have never written down?
- Why is God’s character a better foundation than personal preference alone?
Key idea: Your decisions reveal what you value, and Scripture reveals what God values.
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+Values driven by the Spirit
Use Romans 8 to test what is shaping your mind, desires, and priorities.
Learn
Romans 8 contrasts the mind set on the Spirit with the mind set on the flesh. Spirit-directed values increasingly reflect life, peace, obedience, renewal, and the character of God. Self-rule produces hostility, disconnection, and priorities that pull us away from Him.
Key Scripture
List the contrasts you see between the two orientations.Reflect
- What is shaping this value—the Spirit, the flesh, culture, fear, or personal ambition?
- How could a good value become distorted when disconnected from God?
- What fruit does this value produce in your life and relationships?
Key idea: A value word is not automatically Christian. Ask what it serves and whether its fruit reflects God’s character.
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+Faithfulness over outcomes
Let Hebrews 11 reshape what you expect from faithful obedience.
Learn
Hebrews 11 presents faith as a value beneath every example in the chapter. The people pleased God through trust and obedience, but faithfulness did not produce the same earthly outcome for everyone. A faithful decision is not measured by immediate comfort or visible success.
Key Scripture
Reflect
- What do you tend to expect from God after making a faithful decision?
- How does Hebrews 11 challenge the idea that obedience guarantees comfort or visible success?
- How would trusting God’s character change the decision you named in BE?
Key idea: Faithful decisions do not guarantee the outcome you want; they express trust in God’s character and promises.
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+Create an actionable values statement
Sort, narrow, align, and activate the values that will guide your decisions.
Complete the exercise
- Sort: Place every value card in Yes, No, or Maybe.
- Review: Open the Yes pile, group related values, and move cards as needed.
- Narrow: Keep only the 3–5 words that matter most.
- Align: Confirm each value reflects Scripture and your identity in Christ.
- Activate: Add a strong verb to every final value.
Test your draft
- If two values conflict, which one should guide the decision?
- Does each value describe something you admire or something you are committed to live?
- If someone close to you named your values from your behavior, where would their list match yours?
Key Scripture
Your outcome: 3–5 biblically aligned commitments—such as Cultivate Wisdom or Practice Patience—that are simple enough to remember and practical enough to guide a decision.
KNOW EXERCISE
Draft your values statement.
Complete the card sort, narrow your Yes pile, and add a powerful action verb to each final value.
NEXT MODULE
Put your faith into action.
Continue into DO to examine habits, stewardship, and the next faithful action.