Becoming a Community of Disciples

Resources for Application

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Use the table below to gather onto a single page your plan for intentional pursuit of God. Once you have it summarized, share it with a wise and trusted friend. Remember to have grace with yourself, just as your Father in heaven is full of grace. Meet with a mentor or friend annually to compare notes on your “rule of life.” Use that meeting as an opportunity to evaluate and adapt things. Remember that while some disciplines may work in every season of life, others will come and go. Be open to the Holy Spirit’s leading and remember that neither our success in keeping a rule nor our failure to follow one will change the amount of love the Father in heaven has for us. Rest in that love (1 John 3:1).

Table 8: My Rule of Life in Summary Form

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Annually