Category Archives: Monday Matters

3/25/24       MondayMatters: Self-Reflection

3/25/24 MondayMatters: Self-Reflection

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During Holy Week we often look at spiritual discipline and consider things we can do to deepen our walk and increase our faith. The idea of self-reflection, self-examination is often uncomfortable and certainly underused. But this week is a wonderful time to look inward, allow the Holy Spirit to guide us, and determine the next steps God has for us. Here are some good reasons to do a healthy spiritual self-examination and some questions you might ask.

2 Corinthians 13:5 tells us to “examine ourselves.” Self-reflection is uncomfortable because of what we have to confront and how we want to control it. True humility keeps us from the twin dangers of self-absorption and self-condemnation.

  • Self-reflection is the key to KNOWING yourself.   Romans 12:3 
  • Self-reflection leads to less inner CONFLICT.  Matthew 5:37 
  • Self-reflection leaves little time for COMPARING yourself to others!    Philippians 3:10-11 
  • Self-reflection is NOT NEGATIVE self-talk.      I Corinthians 15:10 
  • Don’t listen to the voices in your HEAD, but the voice in your HEART.  John 16:13 
  • Respond to your reflection IN WRITING.   1 Michael 1:1 

 

Some SELF-REFLECTION suggestions: 

What do you do with your time?      

What do you do to serve others?     

When you pray, what do you pray about?   

What personal sacrifices do you make to serve the Lord?  

What do your spending habits reveal about you? What does your lifestyle reveal about your priorities? 

We live by the GRACE of God, nothing more and nothing less. But our response to GRACE is a moral imperative to OBEDIENCE in attitude and action, nothing more and nothing less. 

Monday Cleansing Self-Assessment Work Sheet
HOLY WEEK  March 25-31,24

 

And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them, ‘It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of robbers’” (Matthew 21:12-13).

 

1.    Confess at least five to seven things you resent about your current situation

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2.    List five to seven people that either hold a grudge against you or feel wounded by you.

Make a bid to connect.

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3. Name three sins that need to be forgiven, Be ONCRETE, SPECIFIC, Particular.

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4. Confess four areas of your job that you give les than your best.

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5. Tell God one major disappointment that you have in Him.

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6. List three places you recognize the need for grace,

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3/13/24. MondayMatters (on Wednesday) Solution Focused Relationships

3/13/24. MondayMatters (on Wednesday) Solution Focused Relationships

https://youtu.be/srGkk1yBtuI?feature=shared All relationships take work, at least the ones you want to maintain. Here are 7 assumptions to help you make your relationships better. 1. Assume that God is already at work on your relationship 2. Assume that complex problems do not require complex solutions. 3. Assume that there are exceptions and they create hope.… Continue Reading

2/19/24 MondayMatters: Christian Assertiveness

2/19/24 MondayMatters: Christian Assertiveness

https://youtu.be/Na6AQntGZuk?feature=shared Are Christians allowed to be assertive? What does it mean to “speak the truth in love”? The issue of being assertive and being Christian always seems to be a difficult task. Christian assertiveness seems like a contradiction in terms. It is not only possible, but probably important for the Christ follower. Here is a… Continue Reading

10/29/23 MondayMatters: Seek to Serve

10/29/23 MondayMatters: Seek to Serve

https://youtu.be/Vb8pA3OQBvw?feature=shared The discipline of serving changes us like no other. When we realize that our lives are not about us but rather, about Him and them, we begin to experience the “abundant life” that Jesus offered.  We serve in three areas. We serve God. We serve people. And we serve the church. In Matthew 25,… Continue Reading

10/22/23 MondayMatters: The Discipline of Study

10/22/23 MondayMatters: The Discipline of Study

Paul says, “Study to show yourself approved…” (2 Timothy 2:15) Whatever the subject, being intentional about study makes us more proficient, more productive, and more prepared to share our wisdom. Study, specifically study of our faith and the Word of God, improves our walk, informs our talk, and enhances our life in Christ. Here are… Continue Reading

10/16/23  MondayMatters: Keep It Simple, Saints

10/16/23 MondayMatters: Keep It Simple, Saints

One of the often overlooked disciplines of the spiritual life is the discipline of simplicity. Here are 6 steps to help you choose a more austere, perhaps Christ-centered life in the days ahead. For a daily thought about this and other topics, subscribe at branchesblog.com, or follow on Facebook or Instagram. (Did I say that… Continue Reading

10/2/23 MondayMatters: Seeing and Being A Means of Grace

10/2/23 MondayMatters: Seeing and Being A Means of Grace

https://youtu.be/Q_bodGHiFmc?feature=shared   God gives us disciplines, sacraments, and encounters as opportunities to experience His grace. When we do what He tells us to do we experience what He wants us to experience. We call those things “means of grace.” And interestingly enough, at the same time He very often uses us to be a means… Continue Reading