Rate
yourself on a scale of 1 to 5. This is not a scientific psychological
analysis but the basis for reflection and discussion with a core of friends
or your spiritual director.
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Need to grow(ü) |
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Need to Grow(ü) |
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1 |
I
have a good relationship with my family |
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2 |
I
plan ahead to spend time/call my family regularly |
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3 |
I
have worked through tensions with my father/mother |
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4 |
I
maintain a real home environment for myself not just a place to sleep |
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5 |
I
am content to remain single |
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6 |
I
am at peace about looking for a husband/wife. I have trusted God to
provide a godly partner for me and am careful not to make soul connections
with non-believers of the other sex. Or I am committed to remain single for
the sake of pioneering the Kingdom |
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7 |
Apart
from natural (God-given) loneliness, I consider myself a whole person |
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8 |
I
utilise my singleness to give greater energy into
the Kingdom of God |
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9 |
I
utilize my lack of one love to more deeply care for many people |
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10 |
I
have a circle of friends who give me emotional support when I am in need |
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11 |
I
have group contexts where I can meet people from whom I meet reasonably
expect to find a mate if that is the way the Lord leads |
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12 |
I
do not engage in counseling/ministry on my own at deep levels with singles
of the other sex, and avoid soul ties that are inappropriate |
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13 |
I
have learned to treat the other sex not as objects but as real people |
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14 |
I
am making responsible plans for care of my elders, my future family and
myself |
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15 |
I
can give and receive love |
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16 |
I
have memorized 20 passages from the word to use when desires overwhelm me |
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17 |
I
have an accountable relationship with a peer or mentor that I can call on
when faced with temptations |
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18 |
I
know which situations to avoid and which to run from |
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19 |
I
am careful to not be in situations of being alone in compromising contexts
with someone of the other sex |
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20 |
I
am often playing with children, so that if I have children in the future I
will be a loving parent |
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What are the three immediate steps you can take to
grow?
1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________
These questions are derived from Viv Grigg The Lifestyle and Values of Servants and from Paul J Meyers, Personal Goal Settings