TRUTH: Deceit vs Honesty

1. Consider the sources you choose to feed you the news. . . . .

• Do you know what kinds of facts they usually filter out of  yournews feeds?

• Do you know what kinds of lies are not filtered out?

• Has their bias or fact-checking been rated by a politically unbiased nonprofit?

2. How do you figure out what’s real, what will last? 

3. Do you seek and give truth, authority, reality, and validity in healthy ways? 

4. What do you tell others who ask why you trust these authorities for your truth?

PEACE: Fear vs Trust 

How much protection do your shelters give to your fear?             

When life worries you, who gives you faith that everything will work out?

Where does their security come from?  What do they believe in for strength?

When your safety is threatened, where do you turn for safety and peace?

How healthy are the ways you seek peace, security, safety, strength, and shelter? 

Do you teach others these same ways for deciding what to believe in?

RESPECT: Selfish Pride vs Humility

Do you believe you’re special, or want others to think so?

Who and what do you honor, idolize, and admire as important, and mattering most? 

How healthy are the ways you seek respect, honor, esteem, and value? 

Do you teach others these same ways for deciding what to believe in?

LOVE: Envy vs Compassion

How big is your circle of caring and concern?   

In love do you care unselfishly?  or compare enviously, and possess jealously? 

How healthy are the ways you seek love, support, concern, caring, and comfort? 

Do you teach others these same ways for dealing with these issues?

GRACE: Resentment vs Peacemaking 

Can you accept blame and repent when you are wrong?

Or do you punish, threaten, get even, and back people off when your faults start to show?

How healthy are the ways you seek fairness, and deal with issues of mercy, hurt, blame, and anger? 

Do you teach others these same ways for dealing with these issues?

SEXUALITY: Lust vs Sexual Integrity

Do you use sex mostly to increase your pleasure?

Or more to enhance the mutual love, respect, understanding, and loyalty with your spouse?

How healthy are the ways you express your gender, loyalty, affection, beauty, and desire?

Do you teach others these same ways for dealing with these issues?

MONEY: Greed vs Resourcefulness

Do you save, share, and live on little, or get as much as you can?

Do you love people and use things, or vice-versa?

How healthy are the ways you seek money, possessions, wealth, or treasure? 

Do you teach others these same ways for dealing with these issues?

PURPOSE: Laziness vs Enthusiasm

Do you spend your time and energy on what you care about?

Do you have your heart in most things you do, with good effort and focus?

How healthy are the ways you seek a balance of work, rest, and recreation? 

Do you teach others these same ways for dealing with these issues?

HEALTH: Gluttony vs Physical Fitness

Do you use food, drugs, and exercise to keep myself fit?

Do you consume these and entertainment mostly for your  pleasure, anesthesia, and escape?

How healthy are the ways you diet, exercise, medicate, and avoid addictions? 

Do you teach others these same ways for dealing with these issues?