PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Weekly or Daily Worksheet
A little tired but spiritually refreshed after last night. Generally pretty good all day, though I got frustrated earlier with a fussy baby and a grumpy spouse.
2. How connected do you feel to God today?
More connected than I have in a long time. I listened to spiritual music today (though a lot was just for enjoyment), prayed before bed, prayed several times throughout the day, and tried to think more of What would God do when situations arose (more in His mindset).
3. How have you been this past week with taking care of yourself? Have you maintained a good sleep/exercise/eating schedule? Have you practiced positive mental habits? Where have you found peace?
Yes on sleep, for the first time in a long time. On the lousy sleep days at the beginning of the week, I ate what I had to to survive, but yes on healthy eating since then. Yes on exercise (not overdoing when I'm injured - giving it a break and not pushing it too hard), need to get back into physical therapy. Positive mental habits? well, I was stressed with Spouse. Hard to practice positive mental habits when you're angry, but I didn't practice negative ones at least, and I prayed, even if all I could focus on was my anger. So I at least initiated good habits (praying). I also initiated good habits and a jump start on conquering my performance fear - I jumped on it by looking up things to combat it and psyching myself up mentally instead of tearing myself down. I still have work to do (a way to go), but it worked! I was much less afraid, and only experienced a few moments of fear during practice.
I could probably get back to practicing meditation.
Where have I found peace? In worship practice! Never thought I would say that but I loved it. I really like the outlook of our worship leader. I think she's a great example of an authentic Christian, and she's teaching me how to be laid back, a firm believer in Christ, and yet see the value of everyone as a person, and encourage by bringing them up (a case where everyone wins!).
4. How has progress towards your goals gone? Have you practiced good time management? If you'd like to change directions on your goals, or think you need a new strategy somewhere, please list that here:
Hmmm. Not sure what my goals are at this point.
Goals:
- Get my leg back good enough to start running again. (been working on physical therapy exercises, and taking a break when I need to. Now I guess we'll try running again, and try to keep it short and not overpush again).
- Start a short daily devotional to refresh myself and help give me a better, mature, and peaceful perspective on the rest of the day.
- Volunteer with Christians and non-Christians (the with Christians part - yes! Joined the worship team at Church this week).
- Get my work done - not so hot this week, but the week's not over yet.
- Make connections with friends - yes! in both Home Group (Bible study), seeing/encouraging people outside as friends, and seeing old friends. Christianity is about investing in people.
- Start a Bible study (we're taking steps to get there! It's starting to fall into place. Spouse led our Bible study, and everyone thought they did great!)
- Handle situations like a mature adult (tried to - feelings sometimes still a little out of line, but I practiced very good mental habits and tried to be as open in communication as I could,, and as respectful as I could, and it worked)
- Get on the right sleep schedule for my body (so far so good).
Other goals are making God more part of my thoughts/day (which has worked the past 2 days), find some sort of exercise (especially cardio) that I can do with my bad leg, and start my daily devotional (excited!).
Time management? Not great in the early part of the week when I was dead tired, but I did what I had to to survive. Today, I've spent all day on this blog, but I'm giving the time to God, so is that really going wrong?
5. Have you found time for a regular devotional? How is that going? Remember, any relationship is important to upkeep, and your relationship with God is no exception. If you’re having trouble making time for God, look at your schedule and schedule in a time right now. Maybe you can wake up 15 mins earlier or go to bed 15 mins later. Maybe you can take a few minutes on your lunch break to pray. Maybe you can listen to the Bible or worship songs on your way to work.
Going to start that today!
6. In what areas do you feel like God is working in your life this week?
Spousal relationship, building social bridges with friends, incorporating Him more into my thoughts/daily life, teaching me to be less competitive (or how to value everyone, including myself, infinitely based on ourselves and not what we do)
7. What is challenging you in your walk with God this week? What are some things you’ve been learning recently (in your walk with God)? Has it been easy or hard for you? In what areas or ways do you feel like you’re growing?
Stage fright/perfectionism was challenging, challenging not to push others down in order to push myself higher. But I succeeded in valuing someone (or trying at least) by lifting them up in encouragement. It just feels so much better to lift up someone in encouragement to constantly compare! Everyone wins and feels good.
Major challenge: getting angry with my spouse. Still figuring that one out. Trying to be as positive and encouraging and respectful as I can though, and I came to the conclusion that I'm sure it's God's plan for me, and God's plans are good for us. In fact, they're the best for us, so they do lead to good.
What am I learning recently? How to be an authentic Christian and be laid back and respectful. How to lift others up (even in parenthood, how a lot of friends lift each other, even in differences! My family never did - it was always about comparison and putting others down). So I'm learning a lot from other parents and spouses.
8. Pick a verse for the day. This can be a verse related to how you’re feeling, an inspirational verse off the homepage of Bible.com or Biblegateway.com or any other inspirational verse site, or a random verse from the Bible. Read it, and write it down, even if it’s just on a piece of note paper. Just somewhere to see it.
I was going to look up a verse on husbands and wives. There are a lot of them. The main gist I get when I search is that wives and husbands must remain faithful and married (planning on it).
The other thought I had is how God is often likened to a caring husband, and His people (first Jews, now Christians) are His bride. We must remember the tender loving care God provides for us, providing everything we need, taking care of us, loving us, desiring relationship with him.
9. Remind yourself of God’s truth: (what is God speaking to your situation this day/week?) Take a moment to just enjoy being with God. In prayer, in reading the Bible…just meditate for a minute and talk to God.
Ultimately, God is my husband. I will try my best to serve my earthly spouse, but ultimately it's God who is the master whom I serve.
10. Personal goal for growth this week: (use this from your Monthly sheet, write it here, and keep it in view and in mind daily)
Try to be respectful of my spouse. And not just in ways they want, but in true respect in my speech and manner, without compromising my integrity.
Make time for friends, and have good time management
Continue to go to bed early
Find a way to exercise even with my injury
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