| In my way of thinking, our personal spiritual growth | | | | 3. |
| requires that we consider carefully our influence in the | | | | ** Living For What Matters Most: My Decisions ** |
| world. There are, no doubt, a myriad of ways to | | | | Reviewing my life, where have I decided to "live for |
| address the subject of influence. | | | | what matters most"? |
| One of those may be found in this quote I created | | | | 1. |
| within the past several years: | | | | 2. |
| ~*~*~ On Being A Positive Influence ~*~*~ | | | | 3. |
| "I become a positive influence by standing in opposition | | | | Should I capture any of those decisions and the |
| to what matters least by choosing to live for what | | | | circumstances surrounding my making those decisions |
| matters most." | | | | in a journal? |
| ** Instructions ** | | | | ** Turning Grief Into "Standing Power" ** |
| Consider the brief thoughts which follow as your | | | | What grieves my heart in the world? |
| personal worksheet for continuing to develop your skill | | | | 1. |
| as an influence for good in the lives of people. | | | | 2. |
| - Read the questions. | | | | 3. |
| - Take time to respond -- but not too much time. | | | | Could any one of these griefs to my heart be the |
| - And take action as soon as possible. | | | | Lord's leading me to action? If so, where? |
| I believe this extremely short article could contain the | | | | 1. |
| subtitle of: "The Power Of Three." | | | | 2. |
| Why? Because I leave three lines to complete as | | | | 3. |
| responses within most of the sections. | | | | Should I "stand against" any or all of these things by |
| ** People Who Have Influenced Me ** | | | | standing strong for Jesus in prayer sometime this |
| Who am I thankful for that is -- or has been -- a | | | | week -- or even today? |
| positive influence in my world? | | | | 1. |
| 1. | | | | 2. |
| 2. | | | | 3. |
| 3. | | | | ** People Matter Most ** |
| Specifically, how have these people influenced me? | | | | In the end, people matter most because we know that |
| (Complete in short, easy-to-grasp ideas below): | | | | people matter most to Jesus. |
| 1. | | | | What's that say to me right now? |
| 2. | | | | 1. |
| 3. | | | | 2. |
| Reflecting on how these people have influenced me, in | | | | 3. |
| what similar ways could I influence others? | | | | May the Lord bless you through this very simple (but |
| 1. | | | | not simplistic) exercise! |
| 2. | | | | |