Redeeming Your Character

[Work in Progress]

Do you find it hard to serve God the way others do? How can you know what His will is for your life? Are you trying to understand why you act the way you do? These articles can help you find answers to these questions and more. You’ll appreciate their relevance, practicality, and strong biblical foundation.

They will help you identify the unique character God gave you, recognize the ways sin corrupted it and learn to work with Him to redeem it. You will discover how your aptitudes, personality traits and interests equip you to fulfill your God-given life purpose, like a specialized tool designed to perform a specific task. Doing God’s will for your life can be extremely fulfilling and rewarding.

The articles listed below are from Larry Fox’s book, Making the Transition: Becoming the Unique Person God Created You to Be (copyright 2010, currently out of print).

Table of Contents

Part 1: The Fundamentals

Your Character, Perverted and Redeemed
Aptitudes, Your Spiritual Gifts
Tendencies, Your Natural Inclinations
Compelling Interests
Growing Pains

Part 2: Character Analysis

Worksheet and Results. For your convenience, print the worksheet (12 pages) so you can work with a paper copy.

Part 3: Aptitudes, Your Spiritual Gifts

Administration, Apostleship
Celibacy, Craftsmanship
Deliverance, Discernment
Encouragement, Evangelism
Faith, Fine Arts
Generosity
Healing, Helping, Hospitality
Intercession, Interpreting Tongues
Leadership
Mercy-Giver, Miracle-Worker, Missionary
Pastoral Care, Prophetic Insight
Self-Sacrifice, Serving, Speaking in Tongues
Teaching
Voluntary Poverty
Word of Knowledge, Word of Wisdom

Part 4: Tendencies, Your Natural Inclinations

General Orientation
Perspective
Priorities
Issue Perception
Orderliness

Part 5: Putting It Together

Personal Profile
Personal Strategy