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The Rule of Life
A structure that enables us to say yes to the process of spiritual
transformation day in and day out.
Scripture
“Love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all
your mind”
-Matthew
22:37
Message
How do I want to live so that I can be who I want to be?
In many areas of our lives, we set our
intentions. The Rule of Life is a process of setting intentions for
spiritual transformation. When writing your personal plan, you should
take into account: your personality, spiritual type, the season of your
life, the sin patterns that you are contending with, and the places where
you know God is trying to stretch you. Your plan needs to be personal,
realistic, balanced (with things that come easily vs. things that will
stretch you), and flexible.
Going
Deeper
Begin developing a plan
- Attend
to your desire – Ask: what words, phrases, prayers seem to most
consistently capture your sense of longing for God and for spiritual
transformation as you are experiencing it these days?
What do you sense is most needed?
- Acknowledge
to God your desire to make yourself available to Him in a consistent
way so that He can do His transforming work in you.
- Listen
to which ways have been most life giving to you.
Which spiritual practices and relationships seem to be most
powerful in fulfilling the desires of your heart right now?
- What
are you beginning to understand about your minimum daily/weekly/monthly/yearly/
requirements for ongoing spiritual formation?
- Ask
God for His guidance in putting together a rhythm of spiritual
practices that will meet your desire for life-giving connection with
Him. (refer to Websites 2-8)
- How
will you incorporate these into the rhythm of your spiritual practices?
- How
will you need to adjust your schedule in order to consistently choose
this plan?
- What
arrangements do I need to make with those I live with?
- After
writing a plan, does it look and feel personal, realistic, balanced?
- For
assistance in writing a plan you may contact Sue Konkel 569-0505
Prayer
Lord,
I desire to create space for
Your transforming work in my life. I am willing to arrange my life to
embrace it. Help me! I want to belong to You and I want my life to
reflect Your Presence. In Jesus name, Amen
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