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19 Chapter 7 you. The list goes on and on. Godly character in our lives is how we behave when no one is looking. Are we honest, But what I can say was that it was part 2 of God’s train- ing on humility for me. Part one; share some bad stories not just avoiding lies, but presenting the truth? Can we publically, and part 2; don’t share ALL the good ones. be kind to those who are less fortunate or dorkier than we are? Can we be transparent when we preach? Are How about faithfulness? For those of you who have we humble? heard me speak, you may know this story, but it was an important part of my training. My mom taught me to be How about the time when my husband and I were load- faithful in going to church and serving God. I call it the ing our groceries into our car after a shopping run, when vomit lesson. we realized that something had slipped by under the bag of dog food, and we got thru the checkout without pay- You see, kids and even adults can always muster up a ing for it. What then? God just nudged us that our integ- good cough and make it look like they are really sick and rity is worth more than gold, and so we went back into shouldn’t go to church on Sunday. The problem comes the store to pay for the item. when you have signed up to teach Sunday school, and those children are waiting for you every week. So my This is your foundation. Without it, you will be climb- mom would not take a good cough as an excuse to not ing up the wrong ladder, and one day it will tip over on go to church. In fact there was practically no good ex- you, and you will come crashing down into the mud. cuse that would make it so that I could skip. You know, These are values: how you choose to live your life. Will lots of people can go into the bathroom, make some you have the godly character it takes to lead a ministry vomiting noises, fush the toilet, then come out pretend- later in life? There is no easy way to pick up each of ing that they had vomited. (Not saying that I did that these values. You pick them up one at a time, with one though…) So with my mom, unless I actually vomited, test at a time. and had the proof in a bowl, only then could I skip. It Godly character in our sounds disgusting, but it taught me to be faithful every week. lives is how we behave This lesson was called, “Prove you’re are sick with a bowl of vomit, or go to church.” when no one is looking.