{"id":94853,"date":"2026-08-22T15:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T19:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bgodinspired.com\/?page_id=94853"},"modified":"2026-08-22T15:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T19:38:10","slug":"what-are-my-core-values","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bgodinspired.com\/index.php\/what-are-my-core-values\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are My Core Values? 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People who lead with connection notice things others walk right past: who got left out of the conversation, who's been quiet for two weeks, who's carrying something they haven't said out loud. It's a real skill and it's rarer than you'd think. The cost is that your read on how you're doing gets tangled up in how everyone around you is doing.\",\n      callout: \"The shadow side: when connection sits on top, saying no can feel like a small betrayal \u2014 and you can stay loyal to people who aren't loyal back.\",\n      verses: [\n        {text:\"I have called you friends.\", ref:\"John 15:15\", angle:\"Jesus had every reason to keep that relationship formal \u2014 teacher and students, with a clear rank between them. He picked the word friend instead, and not as a reward for good behavior. 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Who's giving you theirs?\",\n      pcBody: \"People who lead with connection are usually the ones holding everyone else together \u2014 and the last ones to be held. This free guide walks through a simple daily rhythm for sensing God's presence in ordinary moments: a relationship where you get to be the one who is known.\"\n    },\n    grow: {\n      title: \"Growth\",\n      sub: \"You'd rather be uncomfortable than unchanged.\",\n      body1: \"You keep a running list \u2014 books, skills, places, versions of yourself. Comfort is fine for a weekend, but a whole year of it starts to feel like something has gone wrong. What actually satisfies you is that stretch where you're bad at something and can feel yourself getting less bad at it.\",\n      body2: \"That's a genuine engine, and it's why you've probably ended up somewhere different than where you started. The honest cost is that arrival never quite lands. The finished thing gets a nod, then the eye slides to the next thing \u2014 which means you can spend years working hard and rarely feel like you've gotten anywhere.\",\n      callout: \"The shadow side: when growth sits on top, \u201cgood enough\u201d can feel like surrender \u2014 and you can outgrow people you actually needed.\",\n      verses: [\n        {text:\"Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.\", ref:\"Proverbs 9:9\", angle:\"The line assumes something worth catching: the wise person is the one still taking instruction. Wisdom here isn't a level you reach and hold \u2014 it's the willingness to keep being taught. 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