SCRUTINIZING THE VALUES

VALUES ARE OUR STANDARDS, BELIEFS AND PRINCIPLES THAT WE INTEND TO LIVE BY; THEY ARE CRITICAL TO OUR PROPER OPERATION AS PEOPLE. THEY ACT AS OUR GUIDANCE SYSTEMS, TELLING US WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG FOR US, THUS PERMITTING US TO MAKE CORRECT DECISIONS. IF WE DON'T HAVE VALUES AVAILABLE TO GUIDE US, WE WILL LACK THE STANDARDS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE HOW WELL WE SHOULD DO THAT WHAT WE DO. AS A RESULT WE WILL LACK A SENSE OF PURPOSE - RESULTING IN FRUSTRATION, ANGER AND EMPTINESS. THUS VALUES ARE LIKE OUR BEHAVIOURAL COMPASS, DIRECTING AND ORIENTING US BY ALWAYS POINTING TO THE CORRECT 'HEEDING'. IF WE LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CLEAR SET OF TRUE VALUES, WE WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE A HAPPY AND CONTENTED LIFE, AND A LIFE OF TRUE INTEGRITY. TO KEEP OUR VALUES ON TARGET, REMEMBER SO TO LIVE THAT WHEN WE "ARRIVE", WE'LL HAVE PRIDE BEHIND US, LOVE AROUND US, AND HOPE AHEAD OF US. THEN SUCCESS IS TRULY THE PATH TO HEAVEN. AGAIN THINKING POSITIVELY WITHOUT THE RESTRAINTS OF WHOLESOME VALUES COULD LEAD US TO HELL! FOR INSTANCE: DO WE WANT TO BECOME SUPERRICH? WELL, WITHOUT THE VALUES OF THE TIME-TESTED TEN COMMANDMENTS, WITHOUT A RESPECT FOR LAW AND ORDER, WE COULD TURN IN TO A CRIMINAL! SUCCESS AT ANY PRICE IS HELLISH FOLLY! "FOR WHAT WILL IT PROFIT YOU," JESUS ASKED, "IF YOU GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD, AND LOSE YOUR OWN SOUL?" (MARK8:36}. SO WE HAVE DREAMS! GREAT! CHECK THEM BY THE HIGHEST VALUE SYSTEM. WE KNOW OF NO TEXTBOOK ON ETHICS OR HUMAN VALUES THAT SURPASSES THE BIBLE. WE MUST GET ONE. READ IT. AND TEST OUR POSSIBILITIES IN THE LIGHT OF THIS CLASSIC TEXTBOOK! THUS IN THE PROCESS OF SUCCESS WHEN WE ARE READY FOR THIS MOST IMPORTANT STEP OF SCRUTINIZING OUR VALUES, WE MUST NOT FORGET TO HOLD ON TO THEM!

AFFIRM MANY TIMES THROUGH OUT THE DAY

I ALIGN MY VALUES TO MY RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
I LIVE ACCORDING TO MY TEACHINGS AND TRUTHS.
I AM A SPIRITUAL BEING ENJOYING A PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE.
I WILL ACT ACCORDING TO THE HIGHEST GOOD FOR ALL.
I PRAY TO MY GOD BOTH IN PRAISE AND IN SEEKING ASSISTANCE.
I WILL DEVELOP MY SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING, BELIEF AND WISDOM.