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Day #12 Titus 2:11-12 Does Christmas bring out the buyer in you? I know it does for me! Most of the year I’m what my husband calls a “Strategic Strike Shopper”. I get in, get what I need, and get out of there! But there’s just something about Christmas and the chance to fill stockings…

Day #11   Proverbs 12:22   Nothing can cause more strife and discord in a family than dishonesty! Unfortunately, the Christmas season provides more than ample opportunities to stretch, hide, and flat out distort the truth. Whether it’s stealing candy from the candy dish, sneaking into closets to preview gifts, or actually peeling open already…

  Day #10 James 5:7-8 I don’t know about you, but I hate waiting!! Christmas is an especially trying time for me as I wait restlessly to distribute gifts. In fact, sometimes I’ve given everyone their gifts weeks before Christmas, and then, I’ve been forced to go buy more gifts. I definitely lack one essential…

  Day #9 Deuteronomy 6:17 Are the holidays stressful? Do you feel like you’re the only one working to get everything done? Today’s character quality, diligence, will ensure that the whole family learns to work together until everything is completed and no one feels overworked! The dictionary defines diligence as careful and persistent work or…

  Day #8 Psalm 68:26 Gratitude is perhaps the most important character quality we should exhibit every day of the year. Without grateful hearts, we will spend our days anxious, unfulfilled, and always wanting more. Does your family struggle with discontent during the holidays? It’s almost impossible to be content with what we have when…

Day #7 I Thessalonians 5:11 Christmas provides us with wonderful opportunities to reach out and encourage our friends, families, co-workers, and sometimes, even strangers. Today’s character quality is encouragement and honestly, the more you practice extending this character quality, the more encouraged you will become yourself! It’s so easy to share discouraging words. Every day…

Day #6 Hebrews 13:18 Honor is a character quality that seems to have fallen by the wayside in recent years. However, although it may no longer be culturally expected to exhibit honor, as you choose to show honor regardless, you will build your own personal character and your reputation will become one of integrity. Who…

Day #5 Romans 12:15 It’s so tempting in the busyness of the holidays to get caught up in just doing the next thing, attending the next party, buying the next gift. In the midst of that busyness, it’s easy to miss noticing those who aren’t feeling included, needed, or loved. Today’s character quality will help…

Day #3 John 3:16  What does it mean to have a sacrificial character? How and what can we sacrifice? Today’s countdown is all about sacrificial character and it’s a character quality that changes us, while at the same time affecting those whom we serve. It isn’t natural to have a character that is sacrificial. We’re…

Day #2 Matthew 20:28 Now that we’ve made the commitment to building great character for these 25 days until Christmas, it’s time to get to work! For character qualities to truly become habits and an intregral part of our personalities, they must be put into action. Today’s character quality is the character of a servant…