The Importance Of My Rule Of Life

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First and foremost, my rule of life will be accountable to myself and God. I will make a chart and keep track each time one of the Rules of Life is accomplished. This will not only provide me a running check list, it will motivate me to keep up with the rules. Each month I will have breakfast with my best girlfriend to discuss the overall accountability. We have had a discussion, and she is also going to create a Rule of Life as well. At our monthly breakfast meetings, we will keep each other accountable and review the progress each person is making in their relationship to God. I feel God has been nudging me for some time to begin to develop daily habits. These daily habits I feel God is leading me to, center around not only developing …show more content…

This discernment will allow me to evaluate my Rule of Life and determine if I am growing in my spiritual life according to the call of God. Adjustments can always be made to fit the season and circumstances of my life. As seasons change and life evolves, spiritual practices will need to be adjusted to continue to grow in faithfulness. As a woman who’s children are mostly grown, along with a flexible work schedule, I am presented with more free time to accomplish the things God is calling me to complete. I am fully aware these circumstances can change at any time. I must be willing to be accommodate the changes in my life and continue to work to follow God’s calling for spiritual growth. Clearly the Rule of Life I am implementing into my life are things that I am attracted to. When I entered into Course of Study, my desire to learn more about God and where God was calling me grew tremendously. That desire is what motivated me to complete the COS in three years instead of five. Now, I have entered into Advance Course of Study and the learning and desire to learn continues to grow and put a drive in me. I struggle with the fact that I have to take a semester off due to finances, but through my Rule of Life and other reading I know I will be able to continue to grow

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