06.04.T04-AP — Action Planning: Strengthening My Purity and Self-Control
06.04.T04-AP — Action Planning: Strengthening My Purity and Self-Control
Purpose
This tool helps you identify practical actions that will strengthen your purity and self-control as you prepare for marriage. It focuses on managing thoughts and desires, regulating emotions, maintaining integrity in private and public, and depending on God during vulnerable moments.
Part A: My Priority Area for Growth
1. Which lesson from this chapter challenged me most regarding purity and self-control?
2. Which lesson from this chapter would have the greatest impact on my life if I applied it consistently?
3. Which area of purity and self-control will I prioritise during the next three months?
☐ Managing my thoughts and desires
☐ Regulating my emotions
☐ Maintaining purity and self-control when experiencing attraction
☐ Maintaining integrity in private and public
☐ Addressing hidden struggles honestly
☐ Depending on God during vulnerable moments
☐ Treating purity and self-control as my personal responsibility
☐ Other: __________________________
Why have I selected this area?
Part B: Managing My Thoughts and Desires
4. Which thoughts, desires or mental patterns most threaten my purity and self-control?
5. What practical steps will I take to guard my thoughts and strengthen my purity and self-control?
6. What influences, activities or forms of entertainment am I willing to reduce or eliminate because they weaken my purity and self-control?
Part C: Regulating My Emotions
7. Which emotions are most likely to weaken my purity and self-control?
☐ Loneliness
☐ Desire for affection
☐ Rejection
☐ Frustration
☐ Insecurity
☐ Stress
☐ Fear
☐ Other: ______________________
8. What will I do differently when these emotions arise?
9. How will I ensure that emotional or physical attraction does not weaken my purity and self-control?
Part D: Maintaining Integrity in Private and Public
10. What hidden habit, struggle or behaviour requires immediate attention if I am to strengthen my purity and self-control?
11. What specific action will I take to address this issue?
12. How will I ensure that my private conduct consistently reflects purity and self-control?
Part E: Depending on God During Vulnerable Moments
13. Which situations make my purity and self-control most vulnerable?
14. What unhealthy substitutes am I most likely to turn to when purity and self-control come under pressure?
15. What will I do to depend more fully on God during such moments?
Part F: Applying the Lessons from the Feature Stories
16. Which lesson from Joy Nyabongo and her husband's experience will I apply in order to strengthen my purity and self-control?
17. Which of Stephen's behaviours am I most determined never to entertain in my own life? Why?
18. What does Ruth and Boaz's conduct teach me about maintaining purity and self-control when nobody is watching?
19. Which lesson from the feature stories will I deliberately practise during the next three months?
Part G: My Personal Action Plan
20. What three actions will I take to strengthen my purity and self-control?
| Action | Completion Date |
|---|---|
21. Who can support me in strengthening my purity and self-control?
22. How will this person help me remain committed to purity and self-control?
My Commitment
Having reflected on the lessons from this chapter, I commit myself to managing my thoughts and desires, regulating my emotions, maintaining integrity in private and public, and depending on God to strengthen my purity and self-control.
Signature: __________________________
Date: _______________________________
