INDIVIDUAL VIRTUE GROUP

Because I value myself as a child of God, I choose to be a person of virtue.

 

How To Be A Person of Virtue

Foresight

God plans and prepares for the future so that He can better deal with the challenges and needs that are ahead.

I choose to act with foresight.

Definition

Foresight related virtues: Forsee, intuition, perceptiveness, vision.

Foresight means: Forethought, vision.
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Dare to be a Daniel
Jesus Saves, SDAH 340

Student Life Applications

Planning ahead so I will get my homework done on time.
Thinking about doing my homework today so I can join in and go shopping tomorrow.
Knowing that I will need my calculator in math class, so I bring it from home in the morning.
Looking ahead to see when school events are coming so I will be ready for them.
Consider what I spend money for today bcause of what I want ot buy sometime later when I have more money.
Thinking about my goals and setting a time when I will accomplish them.
Looking ahead to see what might happen if I do this or that good or bad thing.
Thinking before doing something that might hurt someone or break something.
 

Bible, E.G. White


Proverbs 22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
“Christians who believe the present truth should manifest wisdom and foresight..” 3T 117
“Those who devise and execute plans for our institutions must connect with heaven, if they would have wisdom, foresight, discernment, and keen perception.” LS 245


Reinforcing Stories

"Overconfident Oliver", Book Three, The Children's Hour by Arthur S. Maxwell
The Children's Hour V, pg. 55, by Arthur S. Maxwell
"Anchored to the World", Treasury of Devotional Aids for Home and School

Student Activities

1. Have students ask their parents for a story of how they knew you would do something before you actually did it.
2. Think of Bible stories of God's predictions of events.
3. Predict how you will do on a test. Check up to see how close you were to reality.
4. Thinking about the things you already have, predict some things you will buy or get in the next year.

 

Links to the Curriculum
Business: Perceive the futur to make decisions in the present as Joseph did. Genesis 41.
 

Resources


The Children's Hour, by Arthur S. Maxwell, R&H, 1945
Treasury of Devotional Aids for Home and School by Department of Education of General Conference of SDA, 1951

Evaluation

Primary:
Tell or write two ways that show that God is foresighted.
Tell or write about a time when you saw someone show foresight.
Tell or write about when you showed foresight like God would do.
Tell or write about when you saw the hurt and unhappiness when someone was not foresighted.
How do you think God feels when He sees people who are foresighted?
How do you feel when you are foresighted?
Tell two ways that you can show foresight.
What makes you want to be foresighted?
What is the opposite of foresight? Who makes us act that way?
Finish the sentence: We can be foresighted when we..........

Middle:
Why does God care if I am foresighted?
What difference does it make whether I am foresighted or not?
What effect would it have on my future if I did not choose to be foresighted?
How would people treat me differently if I did or didn’t choose to be foresighted?
How would I feel about myself if I did or did not choose to be foresighted?
Give some reasons why you think it is best to be foresighted. Why would someone do differently?
What makes choosing to be foresighted better than the opposite?
List some ways that a person might be foresighted without anyone noticing?
List 3 situations where a person could be foresighted in his work, home, or at the shopping mall.
Is it possible for a person to get better at being foresighted? Explain.
Can you think of someone who seems good at being foresighted? What makes them better at it?
How could you learn to be better at foresight?
How often do you show foresight? Think of the last three times and tell me.
Do you like to join in when people have foresight? How have you joined in?

High school:
Would you practice foresight if no one was checking on you? Your parents, school, or the law?
What is the alternative to foresight and what do you see as the results of that choice?
Would you recognize it if someone was not foresighted? How?
Would you keep quiet if someone paid you a lot of money not to use foresight?
Are you proud to be foresighted and willing to tell others how you feel?
If someone in a group spoke out against foresight would you speak up to give the other side?
Are you willing to put some of your money toward supporting foresight in your city, class, work?
Can you say that being foresighted has become a habit? How often are you that way?
What effect do you think foresight will have on your future life?
Do you see your family practicing foresight? How about your church, city, or nation?
What do you think should be done to promote foresight in your family, friends, church, city, nation?
Does it make much difference if they are foresighted or not?