Saturday, March 19, 2011

Proven Character & Integrity: Taking Inventory

OK guys, we have had some great discussions concerning Character and Integrity. I want to challenge all of you to set aside a few moments and sort of take inventory on where your character growth is currently at. Id like for you to answer the following questions as honestly as you can. You're not being tested and I'm not asking to see how you have answered the questions.This is simply to help YOU recognize some areas that you may need to do some work in.
Servanthood:

1.)How often do you put the needs of others ahead of your own?

a.) Most often b.)Sometimes C.)I hardly ever think about it

2.)How did you respond the last time you were asked to serve behind the scenes?

a.)I did it with joy b.)I didn't like it, but i did it anyway c.)It made me angry

Team Work:

3.)How are you at resolving relational conflict in your life?

a.)I always try to go straight to the individual and talk

b.)Most of the time I try to talk it out with the other person

c.)I hate confrontation, so I suppress my feelings when people hurt me

Perfectionism:

4.)Do you entertain thoughts in your head that you're not good enough as an artist?

a.)Not very often b.)Sometimes c.)Just about all the time

5.)Are you hard on yourself?

a.)No b.)Sometimes c.)Yes, I can be very hard on myself

Defensiveness:

6.)Has anyone ever said that they feel as if they have to walk on eggshells around you?

a.)Never b.)Sometimes c.)I hear that from people all the time

7.)How do you respond to constructive criticism?

a.)I welcome feedback

b.)It's hard, but I usually accept it with grace

c.)I turn inward and feel inadequate and inferior

Jealousy and Envy:

8.)How do you respond to someone with more talent or success than you?

a.)I praise God the He's gifted the person and that He's also gifted me

b.)It's hard, but I try not to let it affect me

c.)I turn inward and feel inadequate and inferior

9.)When you run across someone with more talent or success than you, does it make you want to give up being an artist?

a.)Never b.)Sometimes c.)Often

Managing Your Emotions:

10.)Has anyone ever told you that you're too negative or moody?

a.)Never b.)Sometimes c.)I hear it all the time

11.)Do you ever sense that you're being controlled by your emotions?

a.)Never b.)Sometimes c.)Yes, I often feel controlled by my emotions

Sin:

12.)Are there any ongoing sins or bad habits in your life right now?

a.)No

b.)No, but there are a couple of areas in which I struggle from time to time

c.)Yes, I'm struggling with a certain sin and I don't know what to do about it

13.)Do you have anybody in your life that you're accountable to regarding sin?

a.)Yes

b.)I have accountability in my life but it's not strong or consistent

c.)I have no accountable relationships in my life right now

Spiritual Disciplines:

14.)Do you have a regular quiet time (devotional time with the Lord)?

a.)Yes b.)I try, but it's hard to be consistent c.)I'm just not very disciplined in that area

15.)Do you feel that you have a good relationship with the Lord?

a.)My relationship with the Lord is going extremely well

b.)I'm feeling dry spiritually

c.)I feel far away from Him right now

1 comment:

  1. How do you prepare to worship? Does your worship begin on Sunday morning? When we come in the presence of the Lord we should be prepared to worship. Our worship draws souls to Christ. We prepare the people for the Pastor. Send Judah. You have to have a praise mentality. Praise delivers, it restores, it brings healing, it prepares you for the week, it delivers you from depression. We can’t come into God presence after we have lived any kind of way during the week and try to worship on Sunday morning. This past Sunday was awesome, you were ready to minister. It shows when we are not prepared to minister. This is not a show, this is worship. Do we live what we sing about? The scripture tells us, Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary, praise him in his mighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound praises him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with clanging cymbals, praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that breathes praise the LORD. The church name is BREAKTHROUGH.. We should be breaking through, bringing someone out with us!! The message has been about Hostage. How can we break out if we have no breakthrough? The scripture says the Oh magnify the Lord with me! David danced before the Lord. We are louder at the baseball and football games than we are giving praise to the one that has scored many more touch downs in our lives than on a football field. Just think about..

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