It has been SO very helpful to me as I reflect on the year before and who I am becoming. I really enjoy the process (and the struggle as well). It's funny that the hardest parts are sometimes the one's that you'd think would be the easiest... like: what movies have impacted me? or my favorite sporting moment... (I just realized that it's obvious that a man wrote the list...)
Enjoy:
4 What is the current condition of my heart?
o What am I, at my root layer, feeling, sensing, fearing, hoping?
o Am I worshipping more completely as a lifestyle than last year? Or two years ago?
4 Marriage: Is there increased intimacy with my spouse – have we grown closer together, or added layers of scar tissue? Have I loved accurately? How have I love accurately?
4 How is the Enemy nipping at my heels? / What has he lured me with? / What do I want to be set free from?
4 What did this past Advent & Christmas season teach me about the nature of God/ others/ myself?
4 How did God/ Jesus/ Spirit reveal their presence to me throughout the year? Draw or describe or list or create a poem of these encounters.
4 What practices/ disciplines are currently nourishing my soul…moving me toward Kingdom action? Have I retreated well? …[Retreat means little when action is detached.]
4 3 Films – The ones that impacted my core/ challenged my identity or simply caused me to laugh: Characters I related with/ to & Why?
4 Music that STIRRED (live shows/ top 3-5 discs/ songs/ lyrics) my blood or caused my toes to tap.
4 Recall some of the elements that make me (us) come ALIVE??? “The glory of God is man fully Alive”
4 List the areas/ experiences/ activities/ people that have poured Life into me and vice verse
o Timothy Relationships: Am I mentoring young Timothy’s who are in turn mentoring others?
o Am I investing into David-Jonathon/ ‘Philios’ relationships as if it were “ministry life insurance”?
o The specific items or times that sparked something inside me and others…
4 ReDefinE ministry/ Church/ Kingdom after the experiences of this season.
4 Most interesting individual(s) I met this year and why
4 3-5 books that Inspired/ Equipped/ Intrigued/ Humored
4 My favorite sporting moment was…
4 2/3 Salt & Light Moments that marked this past year:
o Is my (our) lifestyle and ministry increasingly impacting the “least of these’? Have I loved accurately?
o Can I (we) share a recent story of someone walking into a faith pilgrimage with Christ?
4 1 or 2 areas where I just dropped the ball:
o Now think: Practical Implications for both of these areas (What can I do now to serve the community around me more accurately?)
4 In a phrase or two, what was last years statement (what was this year’s most apparent life lesson/ principle)?
4 Favorite Group Moments/ Community Encounter(s)
4 What God given dream(s) am I nurturing?
4 Try to recall the Highlights/ Lowlights of each month
o My most painful/ sorrowful moments were when… My most joyous occasions were when…
4 What was I consumed with this past year? / What dominated my time?
o What does a more holistic schedule look like practically speaking?
o Where am I wasting time? / Where am I wasting other people’s time?
4 Conclusions/ Realizations/ Implications based on reviews
o Assess strengths/ weaknesses/ where support needs to come from
4 List just a few GOALS & action steps for the next year
