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    Love Dad: 47 Devotionals on Character for the Entire Family
    Love Dad: 47 Devotionals on Character for the Entire Family
    Love Dad: 47 Devotionals on Character for the Entire Family
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    Love Dad: 47 Devotionals on Character for the Entire Family

    By John G Gage

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    Reputation is what others think of a person, but character is who that person really is when nobody is looking. Family members of all ages need occasional reminders of positive character traits that develop maturity and create responsible citizens, faithful friends, loving siblings, and valuable employees.
    Love, Dad: 47 Devotionals on Char

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrilogy Christian Publishing
    Release dateOct 8, 2019
    ISBN9781640884748
    Love Dad: 47 Devotionals on Character for the Entire Family

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      Love Dad - John G Gage

      Foreword

      Reputation is what others think of a person, but character is who that person really is when nobody is looking. Family members of all ages need occasional reminders of positive character traits that develop maturity and create responsible citizens, faithful friends, loving siblings, and valuable employees.

      Love, Dad: 47 Devotionals on Character for the Entire Family is illustrated by men and women who exemplify godly character, including Bible personalities. This book should be shared with children, grandchildren, students, employees, ministry staff, and families who have a desire to impact their world in a positive way.

      Preface

      The Sequoia Redwoods of the Sierra Nevada Range in California are magnificent trees. They stand up to three hundred feet tall and withstand fire, lightning, wind, and disease. One of their more unique features is their root system. The roots go down into the soil three to four feet, then straight out intermingling with the roots of neighboring trees, giving each other strength and stability.

      When one looks at a grove of mighty Redwoods, they see the trunk, branches, and treetops, but the roots are hidden beneath the soil. They are there, and they are critical to the health and life of the tree. But they aren’t visible. Without them, the tree couldn’t exist because the root system not only provides stability and strength but nourishment, which keeps those trees alive and healthy for centuries.

      When we are observed by the culture around us, immediately noticeable attributes like hair color and style, gender, height, and skin color create a first impression. What is not quite so evident at first is character. When someone begins to know us, they discover the values and attributes that shape who we are and that define our maturity level and our true value. Attributes that can’t be immediately seen are the most important aspects of who we are and who we will become. These are the traits that require development.

      My prayer is that through this study of character traits, you will invest time and effort into developing that part of you that leads to maturity, responsibility, and a positive reputation. God designed you to live in community with others and gave us guidelines for being socially responsible. As you develop your root system, you will be healthier, stronger, more stable, and more capable of influencing the culture around you.

      Acknowledgment

      Mr. Gage would like to thank Bob Riddle for his assistance in selecting appropriate Bible characters as illustrations.

      Introduction

      I have three precious kids who are all adults now. As they grew up in our home, there were some values that I desired for them, values that would make them better citizens, more effective students, more capable employees, and better friends. These values are sometimes called character traits, and the key word there is character.

      When an employer looks for a prospective employee, they look for three things: competency (Can they do the job?), chemistry (Do they fit the culture of our company?), and character (What moral qualities define them?). Competency can be taught. Chemistry depends on personality, but character traits can and must be developed. And that process takes both study and practice.

      I taught high school music for ten years; and as a teacher, I had two goals: to teach music technique and appreciation and to teach values like teamwork, tolerance, promptness, thoroughness and perseverance. As we develop those values, we develop character, which leads to maturity. And the byproduct of maturity is the ability to make wise choices and decisions without any outside influences.

      The best use of this devotional book is to read one devotional at the beginning of the week. Then write down the memory verse that corresponds to that trait and keep it with you, looking at it often through the week and committing it to memory. At the end of the week, read the devotional again, looking for any thoughts or concepts you may have missed on the first reading. The next week, choose another character trait and repeat the process. The devotionals can be read in any order.

      I trust that God will use this little book to inspire, challenge, and motivate you toward being all that God wants you to be so that you will be complete, equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:17).

      Courage

      Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

      —Joshua 1:9, NIV

      Courage

      Jochebed

      Exodus 2:1–10

      Once you get past the funny mom name Jochebed, you will find a woman of tremendous courage and faith. The Egyptian king was threatened because the children of Israel were having so many kids, and he was worried that they would overrun his nation. So he ordered that every male baby be thrown in the Nile River. When Moses was born, his mom Jochebed obeyed the Egyptian decree to a point! She made a little boat, put Moses in it, and pushed it into the Nile. The king’s daughter found Moses floating around in the river and took pity on him. It just so happened that Moses’s sister Miriam was close by, so she asked the king’s daughter if she could find someone to keep the baby. And not only did the princess say yes but she paid Jochebed to keep little Moses!

      It takes guts to do the right thing, and it isn’t always easy! There are two kinds of courage:

      - Physical courage: the kind that enables a football player or wrestler to face possible pain, exhaustion, and injury without giving up, and

      - Moral courage: the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, or discouragement (Aristotle). That kind of courage says no when faced with moral temptation or when invited to participate in an activity that is not wise or right. It takes courage to stand for what is right, but God will always honor that kind of courage!

      One of the most courageous things that a person can

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