On Sunday & last Wednesday I taught the 7th Lifeshape, MRS GREN, the signs of life at St Matts. Once past the concept I led an actual spiritual self-review using MRS GREN unpacked: a bunch of questions I’d made up the day before. They’re very like the huddle questions we’re used to but using MRS GREN as the model rather than up/in/out or faith or character/skill. I’ve shaped the questions to be inserted in next week’s ‘pewsheet’ to resource people’s regular self-reviews and I thought my readers might find it helpful for any personal monthly/quarterly review they do too:
Movement: Am I moving? Am I willing to be out of my comfort zone? Am I willing to get used to change?
Respiration: How is my walk with God? Do I expect God to speak to me? Do I listen to God? Have I made a habit of looking for and responding to God’s challenge? Is there any area of my life where I’m not engaging with God or I refuse to let God have access? Do I pursue intimacy with Jesus?
Sensitivity: Do I sense other people’s needs? Do I feel compassion? Am I willing to put someone else’s needs in front of my own? Am I welcoming & approachable? Do I open myself up to others? Am I willing to have my plans changed because of someone’s need? Do I care about the lost? Do I care about my friends’ eternal destination? Am I willing to challenge my friends and lead them to the Jesus, the only person that can meet their needs?
Growth: Have I grown in maturity, humility, mission & faith and have I seen more fruit of the Spirit in my life in the past few months? …the past year? …the past 5 years? Do I see less sin, independence, self-centeredness and fewer obstructions to God in my life than a few months ago? …a year ago? …5 years ago? Am I willing to be accountable and live a transparent life?
Reproduction: Am I reproducing what God has invested in me? Am I helping others to grow? Do I release & support people in their giftings? Do I hold people back? Am I threatened by the next generation?
Excretion: Do I deal with sin? Do I forgive people? Do I let unforgiveness accumulate? Am I keeping short accounts? Am I creating a long list of things that people have done against me? Am I casting my burdens onto Jesus? Can I receive God’s forgiveness for myself and the things I have done? How do I deal with failure, rejection and accusation, etc? Am I willing to let go of the past? Am I keeping anything negative in my heart?
Nutrition: Am I eating healthy spiritual meals for proper nutrition? What do my spiritual meals consist of? Is there anything missing from my spiritual diet? Am I eating regularly enough? Is my diet balanced? Do I take the time to ‘chew’ my spiritual meals or do I rush away? Do I share my meals?
Have I rushed past or ignored any of the above questions? Have I answered any of the above questions less than truthfully?
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