COUNCIL FOR THE RESTORATION OF FILIPINO VALUES (CRFV)
Civil Service Commission Accredited Learning and Development Institute
"We believe that the values of Love of God, Stewardship of Resources, Sanctity of Marriage, Truthfulness, Selfless Love, Respect for Authority, need to be enhanced among the government officials and employees to enable them to have the moral strength to resist the temptations of corruption by living Godly lives."
WEEKLY VALUE FOCUS
WEEK 32: PERSEVERANCE
Some define resourcefulness as the ability to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations and difficulties. Some define it as the ability to meet situations. For others, resourcefulness mean having the necessary resources to adapt to different situations and effectively solve problems. How about you, how do you define resourcefulness? How do we perceive that a person is resourceful? We can see resourcefulness in many short stories we 'ind in the Holy Scriptures. Remember the description of the wife with noble character as King Lemuel’s mother had taught him? She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar. She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family and portions for her female servants. She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks. She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night. She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. What the noble wife has, she lets it multiply with her skills and talents and gets benefit from it. She never lacks, and has a surplus for her servants and for others whom she can extend her hand to. She makes use of her time wisely and never allow anything to come to waste.
Many of us are being tested in the area of resourcefulness in the many facets of our lives. Some are tested in the area of financial resourcefulness, some in decision making while for others, in the area of their task or work - young or old. This value is prominent during contests and competitions wherein the contestants were given limited time and resources. There are some who are contented with the basic output they could come up with and reason out that they can only do that much due to the limitations. On the other hand, there are others who, despite the limited resources, can come up with creative and outstanding output. In life, many problems come but its solvability depends, most of the time, on our resourcefulness - how we handle it despite the circumstance. Arthur Ashe, an African-American grand slam title holder, said, “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” See where you want to go and take the first step. Look around what you have - these are the available resources physically. Look inside, strategize, and optimize - these are the available resources internally. When you can’t 'ind around and inside, look up to God - He is your unlimited source, He is the ultimate Source of all. Therefore, the key to resourcefulness is not only what you have around but also what you have inside that you can use to enhance, enrich, or multiply what is available outside, but most importantly, what you have Above - He will make the impossible possible and the invisible into reality.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INPUTYou shall remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
Power was in the hands of the greedy for so long. It is time to take a stand in the faith that God has given us through His word. Resourcefulness is believing in the fulfillment of the promises of God. The children of the righteous will never beg bread! Divine purpose always attracts divine provision. Our pursuit of national transformation, of a new breed without greed, of peace, joy, and righteousness established in the Philippines could only be realized when God is the provider. These take an unlimited supply, both material and spiritual, in abundance, in overflow, in generosity, in exponential. The dreams of God for this nation will be fulfilled when we learn to tap in the resources He has entrusted to us, as value-laden stakeholders and partners. Because of His faithfulness, goodness, and mercy, He has opened the heavens so that we will never be thirsty again. We cannot give what we don’t have, and we don’t have anything unless we receive it from the Lord. Anything out of His purpose, anything out of His provision is slavery. But we are free!!! Freely we receive, freely we give. Creativity is not a mood. Creativity is not a gift. It is the very nature of God inside of us. We are created in His image and in His likeness. As He established the heavens and the earth with His Word, we, as His appointed statesmen, nation builders, values restoration officers, living heroes, carriers of justice, can create things with our words. It is now then relevant to examine what have we been creating through our words. Death and life come from the power of our tongues, and it must be a strategic tool to bless our families and the whole nation from the reservoir of our hearts. It has been recorded that God turns beauty from ashes. He is a multiplier, a miracle worker. With Him, all things are possible. Like Him, we can choose to see abundance instead of lack, gratitude instead of complaints, wellness instead of illness, solutions instead of problems, life instead of corruption. We are atmosphere changers, and we are created to inspire people to become the best and to live to the fullest. We replicate His image, we reproduce His likeness, we propagate the good, the virtuous, the value-laden. Resourcefulness then is in our fingerprints, in our brain cells, in our eyesight, in every heartbeat, in every smile, in our DNA as Pilipinos. Whatever we create is marked with excellence through love, is an original just like each of us. He also made us stewards of everything, to take dominion overall. We don’t represent ourselves, we must not use, abuse, or misuse anyone or anything, as if we were the ones who created them. We as public servants, fathers, and mothers, teachers, leaders, must value everyone, their gifts, their talents, their personhood. Celebrate uniqueness. Appreciate differences. All will work together for the good of those who love God, country, and fellowmen, and if we are generous, the right company of people will come to help us reach the destiny of this nation. It takes selflessness to fuel resourcefulness. Anything of greed will hoard the treasures God owns as it is written that the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof. Our world has fabricated counterfeits, substitutes, false gods, fake news, temporary relationships. Resourceful people are full of justice and compassion. Every little thing they do has the intent of blessing the nation. They have aggressive faith and explicit obedience to implement God’s instructions in establishing righteousness that exalts a nation. Each one of us is free to represent His image and His likeness, to live holy and pure lives, so that whatever will flow out of us and whatever we touch, the impact is so great, it can reach and resource even the next generation who are still to be born. This week, let God be your Source, your all in all and be in turn, resourceful. He is the air we breathe. He is the bread of Life. He is the Living water. He is the Light of the World. He is everything we need. Arise in the faith that can move mountains and begin to create in that space the abundant life God has given you. ORDER YOUR COPY NOW! Transforming the Nation Through Values 2nd Edition |
CRFV Highlights
We are part of a generation of "BREED WITHOUT GREED". A radical opposition to corruption; Godly seeds in the Land who have chosen to make a difference; standing up against all forms of wickedness and winning by righteousness!
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CRFV was recently appointed as the implementing Civil Society Organization of the Values Restoration Program (Civil Service Commission Announcement No. 40 s. 2013) empowering the organization to deliver its advocacy to all Constitutional Bodies, Departments, Bureaus and National Government Agencies (NGAs); Local Government Units (LGUs); Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) with original charters; and State Universities and Colleges (SUCs).
There is a nationwide launching and discussion of a common value each week. |
The Council for the Restoration of Filipino Values (CRFV) is a non-government organization (NGO) dedicated to the effort in transforming the Filipino public servant and the local government leadership to subscribe to the Code of Ethics and Values that shall provide our nation, the Philippines, with righteous, incorruptible, and sincere service towards a graft free society through the help and guidance of the word of GOD consistent to the exemplary life of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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