God’s Virtues
God bestows different virtues on each of His children at creation to use for His honor and glory.
Some of the virtues are lost through sin while others are obtained by
prayer, fasting and works of mercy through perseverance. With God all things are possible.
Acceptance to accept things the way they are
Accountability taking responsibility for ones actions
Agile well coordinated, athletic
Ambition desire to do well
Artistic creative
Assertiveness confident
Beauty attractive externally or internally
Benevolence good personality
Bravery able to face danger
Caring to show concern in words and actions
Charity generous and helpful, love
Chastity being pure in thought and action
Caution attention to safety
Cleanliness keeping clean
Commitment sticking to resolutions
Compassionate sympathetic towards others needs
Confidence having the belief, with God’s help, they can succeed
Consideration thoughtful of others
Contentment satisfied with the way things are
Cooperation work well with others for a goal
Courage to perform even in light of fear
Courtesy having manners and kindness towards others
Creativity being creative with new ideas
Cross Bearing able to suffer for the love of God
Curiosity desire to gain knowledge.
Defiance to resist evil
Dependability reliable and trustworthy
Detachment not loving things of this world
Determination focused for a goal
Devotion zeal for the Lord
Diligence work hard for goal
Discernment make a proper judgement or choice
Discretion able to speak few words and keep secrets
Discipline having self control
Eloquence persuasive language
Empathy understanding of others
Enthusiasm joyful over an event
Excellence desire to do everything to their best for God
Faith Trust in Jesus as their savior
Faithfulness loyalty
Flexibility able to adapt
Focus able to concentrate
Forbearance tolerant of imperfections
Forgiveness to love those who hurt you
Fortitude mental stability in trials
Friendliness pleasant and kind towards others
Frugality not wasteful of money or things
Generosity sharing bountifully what they have
Gentleness meek not harsh
Grace moving or expressing themselves beautifully
Gratitude being thankful
Helpfulness useful to others
Honesty truthful
Hope trusting in God to make all good
Humbleness not boastful
Humility knowing without God you are nothing; giving credit to God for your success; knowing He is why you can do any good
Humor to be funny
Idealism high expectations
Integrity moral soundness
Impartiality fair
Joyfulness full of gratitude (happy)
Justice objective
Kindness doing good with love
Knowledge to know things
Liberality generous in behavior for progress
Lively fun, joyful, active
Love acting kindly andcompassionately towardsothers,being willing to suffer and tell the truth (like Christ) for the salvatio of others
Loyalty having an allegiance to God to know, love an serve Him alone.
Majesty Great dignity.
Meekness being submissive and patient
Melodious Voice Sweet sounding voice, beautiful singer
Mercy relenting justice to show compulsion
Moderation avoidance of extremes in one’s in thoughts, words or
actions
Modesty dressing and behaving purely and with out arrogance
Obedience to be humble enough to carry out commands from others
Openness accepting whatever is God’s will
Orderliness neat and tidy
Patience the silently endure hardship
Peace living in serenity
Perseverance being persistent when challenges arise
Persistence not quitting
Piety humble devotion to God
Prudence acting wisely, planning ahead, not wasting
Punctuality being timely
Purity not defiled by sin or immorality
Purposefulness understanding God’s plan for one’s life
Reliability someone to can be trusted
Resoluteness firm in purpose
Resourcefulness to work effectively to solve problems
Respect treating others with dignity
Responsibility fulfilling ones expected duties
Restraint self control to holding Back.
Reverence showing great respect.
Righteousness acting morally correct, holy
Selflessness willing to give of their own time, talent and treasure for
the benefit of others
Self Sacrifice willing to suffer, and deny one’s self of worldly
pleasures for God or man
Service work done which benefits another
Sensitivity heightened awareness of emotions of self or others
Silence Inner peace. Being silent in God’s presence
Simplicity not complicated
Sincerity honesty in word or action
Sobriety free from substance abuse
Spontaneity acting naturally without a plan
Steadfastness being firm and resolute in actions
Strength ability of exerting great force
Tact being courteous with others and avoiding offense
Temperance moderation in action especially with substances
Thankfulness gratitude to God and neighbor
Thrift not wasting, using less
Tolerance understand, or accept something
Toughness strong and durable
Tranquility quiet and peaceful
Trust believing all is allowed out of God’s love for you and for your good (to help you grow closer to Him), and believing God will take care of you
Trustworthiness reliable and trustworthy
Truthfulness not intentionally stating something that isn’t real
Understanding having knowledge or awareness of a fact/ sympathy for others situations
Unity not divided
Vitality physical or mentally strong with energy
Wisdom having the good judgement. Able to know how to implement knowledge into one’s life
Zeal eagerness to serve God