06.01.T04-AP — Action Planning: Strengthening My Spiritual Alignment
06.01.T04-AP — Action Planning: Strengthening My Spiritual Alignment
Purpose
This tool helps you develop practical actions that will strengthen your spiritual alignment with God as you prepare for marriage. It focuses on the key areas discussed in this chapter: submission to God's authority, cultivating a personal relationship with God, making decisions guided by God's Word, maintaining spiritual boundaries, strengthening spiritual identity, participating in shared spiritual activities and remaining teachable.
Part A: My Spiritual Alignment Priorities
1. Which lesson from this chapter challenged me most regarding spiritual alignment?
2. Which lesson from this chapter would make the greatest difference in my life if applied consistently?
3. Which aspect of spiritual alignment will I intentionally strengthen during the next three months?
☐ Submission to God's authority
☐ My personal relationship with God
☐ Obedience to God's Word
☐ Spiritual and moral boundaries
☐ Stability of spiritual identity
☐ Shared spiritual participation
☐ Openness to correction and accountability
☐ Other: __________________________
Why have I selected this area?
Part B: Strengthening Submission to God's Authority
4. In which area of my life do I struggle most to submit fully to God's authority?
5. What practical steps will I take to bring this area into greater alignment with God's will?
6. What attitudes, desires or habits make obedience difficult in this area?
7. What will I do differently when God's instructions conflict with my personal preferences?
Part C: Deepening My Personal Relationship with God
8. Which aspect of my relationship with God requires the greatest attention at this stage of my life?
☐ Prayer
☐ Bible Reading
☐ Meditation on God's Word
☐ Worship
☐ Fasting
☐ Fellowship
☐ Listening to God
☐ Other: __________________________
9. What evidence suggests that this area requires greater attention?
10. What specific actions will I take to strengthen this area during the next three months?
11. How will I measure progress in this area?
Part D: Making Decisions Guided by God's Word
12. Which recent decision that I made would have benefited from greater reliance on God's Word?
13. What lessons have I learned from that experience?
14. What practical steps will I take to ensure that my future decisions are more firmly guided by God's Word?
15. Which decision am I currently facing that requires prayerful consideration and biblical guidance?
Part E: Strengthening Spiritual and Moral Boundaries
16. Which spiritual or moral boundary requires strengthening in my life?
17. What situations, influences or relationships place the greatest pressure on the spiritual or moral boundary identified in Question 16?
18. What practical measures will I put in place to protect the spiritual or moral boundary identified in Question 16?
19. Who can help me remain accountable in this area?
Part F: Strengthening My Spiritual Identity
20. In what situations am I most tempted to compromise my spiritual convictions?
21. What practical steps will help me remain spiritually aligned when facing social pressure, criticism or opposition?
22. Which spiritual conviction do my actions fail to reflect consistently?
23. How will I ensure that my conduct reflects my spiritual beliefs even when doing so is costly or unpopular?
Part G: Growing Through Shared Spiritual Participation
24. In which shared spiritual activity do I need to participate more consistently?
☐ Praying with others
☐ Corporate worship
☐ Bible study
☐ Fellowship
☐ Small group participation
☐ Serving with other believers
☐ Other: __________________________
25. What practical steps will I take to participate more consistently in that activity?
26. How will greater participation in that activity strengthen my spiritual alignment?
Part H: Embracing Correction and Spiritual Growth
27. Which attitude or behaviour in my life is least aligned with biblical teaching?
28. Who can provide honest spiritual guidance and accountability in my life?
29. What practical steps will I take to become more teachable and responsive to correction?
Part I: Applying the Lessons from the Feature Stories
30. Which aspect of spiritual alignment in Joy Nyabongo's marriage will I intentionally apply in my own life?
31. Which warning from Donald and Harriet's relationship will guide my future decisions?
32. Which aspect of Joseph's obedience to God would strengthen my spiritual alignment?
33. Which aspect of Mary's response to God's calling would strengthen my spiritual alignment?
Part J: My Personal Action Plan
34. What three actions will I take during the next three months to strengthen my spiritual alignment?
| Action | Completion Date |
|---|---|
35. Which action will I implement first?
36. Why is this action important?
37. How will I know that I am making progress in strengthening my spiritual alignment?
My Commitment
Having reflected on the lessons from this chapter, I commit myself to strengthening my submission to God's authority, deepening my relationship with Him, allowing His Word to guide my decisions, maintaining spiritually aligned boundaries, remaining steadfast in my spiritual identity and pursuing continued spiritual growth.
Signature: __________________________
Date: _______________________________
