FAMILY VALUES WORKSHEET

What Are My Family Values? What values help determine the way you live your life? What values do you desire to pass on to your children? 

Our decisions are driven by what we value. Each person is governed by their “core values”, but many have never identified and articulated them. Family values are the character qualities we commit to living out in our family, and the characteristics we desire to pass on to our children. 

If you desire to leave a Godly legacy for your family, you must determine what that means. Think of it this way, if you were an archer aiming to hit the bullseye of a target, it would be pretty important to know where that target is located, right? Without knowing what/where the target is, you have about a 0% chance of hitting the target. Maybe you could get lucky in archery, but when it comes to leaving a Godly legacy, nobody does that by accident. 

Family values are like the target you’re aiming to hit. What Godly characteristics are you most passionate about instilling in your family? What target are you all, collectively, aiming at and hoping to hit? Answering these questions will help ensure that you are leaving a Godly legacy through your family, and to accomplish this, you must first identify and articulate your family values. That’s the goal of this worksheet! 

Important Note: Values are more caught than taught. Don’t misunderstand, it’s very important to TEACH values, but if they are not reinforced by ACTION, your actions will re-teach what you value. For example, if you say that one of your core values is “My family comes before my job,” but your family sees you consistently working longer hours than expected and you are rarely present when you are home, they’ll learn that your real core value is, “My work is more important than my family.” 

Please note that this exercise will take about an hour to complete. If you are married, complete Part One of this worksheet individually and then move on to Part Two with your spouse.