LIFESKILLS guide students to an understanding of which personal and social behaviors will enhance their success. We have taken them a step farther and matched up the LIFESKILLS with a particular Bible person/event which exhibits that trait.

COOPERATION - Apostles ---Working together to get a job done.

CURIOSITY - Zacchaeus ---To investigate to learn about our world. FLEXIBILITY - Jonah ---To be willing to change plans when necessary PATIENCE - Elizabeth ---To wait calmly for something or someone.

SENSE OF HUMOR - (Duckbill Platypus) ---To laugh and be playful without hurting others' feelings PRIDE - Creation ---To feel good about what you have done. RESPONSIBILITY - Jairus ---Doing what you know is right.

PROBLEM SOLVING - King Solomon ---To find a solution to a difficult problem COMMON SENSE - Joseph (coat of many colors) ---To use what you know to make good choices. INITIATIVE - Deborah, Judge ---To do something because it needs to be done. PERSERVERANCE - Job ---To keep at it until it is finished, no matter how difficult. COURAGE - Mary ---To be willing to take risks.

INTEGRITY - John the Baptist ---To be honest, sincere, and to do what is right. EFFORT - Jeremiah ---To try our best.

RESOURCEFULNESS - Mary Magdalene ---To respond to challenges and opportunities in creative ways. ORGANIZATION - Noah ---To work in an orderly way.

FRIENDSHIP - Jonathan and David To make and keep a friend through kindness and caring. CARING - Good Samaritan To feel and show concern for others.

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