Chapter 7 Test Flashcards
Something that you make specific plans to accomplish within a relatively long period of time.
long-term goal
To divide the mind
distract
Something that you make specific plans to accomplish within a relatively brief period of time.
short-term goal
An achievement toward which you work. Your personal aim, purpose, or end in doing or not doing something between you and the outside world.
Goal
An invisible line that separates you from everyone and everything else; like a fence with a agate that you control.
Boundary
Being able to restrain your words or behaviors that might hut you or someone else
Self-control
What are two ways that society defines success?
money, fame/popularity
Your present interest or hobby could be a key to your ________
future success
What are four ways that God has given to you that can help you to make wise decisions?
- Learn from others’ experiences
- Get input from mature adults you trust
3 Pray for wisdom - Take time to think about your decisions
The main goal that teachers want you to reach in school is a love for learning. What is the reason that it is good to love to learn?
If students can begin to love to learn, then they can do well at whatever they attempt. They’ll be self-motivated to learn whatever they need to learn in order to be a success. This will be true whether they’re inside or outside of a classroom
When you sin, how do you think Satan wants you to feel?
Satan wants you to feel depressed, fearful and unmotivated to change. This keeps you away from God and others. Satan wants to keep you away from God and others who might help you. Satan wants you to harden your heart.
How does the way Satan wants you to feel when you sin differ from the way God wants you to feel?
God wants you to have a heart this is willing to change. God wants you to go to Him and others immediately and not to wait. He wants to help you learn from your mistakes and cause good to come from them.
List four practical ways that can help you to stay mentally focused.
- wear earplugs while studying
- reward yourself for completing your homework
- don’t do homework in front of the TV
- study in a library instead of at home
- begin using a student calendar with a place for assignments
- set up a general daily schedule with a friend and stick to it for at least a week
- don’t talk on the phone until after you’ve done all your chores
Why are boundaries important in your life?
Boundaries are important because they: help you to prevent people from hurting you physically or emotionally; stop you from hurting other’s feelings; give you a way of protecting yourself by being able to say “No”
How would you describe the difference between a sin and a mistake?
If you were to cheat on a math test it would be a sin, but if you got an answer wrong on your math test just because you forgot how to do the problem or did not understand, then it would be a mistake but not a sin. A sin is a moral or spiritual transgression, contradictory to God’s nature and His laws. A mistake is not a sin.
What goals should you keep as Number One in your life?
Your spiritual goals
What are three things that lifelong learners do?
- develop critical thinking skills
- grow in their awareness about the future (God’s will and plans for them)
- increase their research skill (information retrieval)
What are two examples of a short-term goal?
- getting your homework done on time
- calling your friend within two days
- making every team practice this season
- doing your daily chores
Write out the New Testament verse, which tells us that no matter how much we think we know that we can always learn more.
1 Corinthians 8:2, “And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know”
What are two examples of long-term goals?
- planning on graduating from high school
- looking forward to marriage after you get out of college
- saving money to buy your first car
True or False
Motivation is different from a outward “incentive” which promises you friends or money to get you to do something.
True
True or False
Motivation sometimes comes directly from God
True
True or False
Motivation does not prompt you to do what others would be afraid to do.
False
True or False
Motivation is an inner urge or motor
True
True or False
When you feel bored or unmotivated:
you should check your sleeping habits
False
True or False
When you feel bored or unmotivated:
you should check your motives
True
True or False
When you feel bored or unmotivated:
you should check your friendships
True
What was the main good result that came to the nation of Israel after God sent them into the Babylonian Captivity for their continual sin?
As a nation, they never slid back into idolatry
