Review of Life: Pattern of Life
Do you have adequate time for daily prayer? When and where do you take your prayer time? How do you experience it? What is the Lord saying to you these days? What are the main areas of spiritual growth in the past year?
Do you meditate on God’s word regularly? What kind of systematic study of Scripture are you doing? How is it going?
What kind of spiritual reading are you doing? What is the Lord teaching you through your reading?
Are there other things you do besides personal prayer time to specifically offer praise and worship to the Lord—for example, extra/group prayer, stopping at intervals during the workday, visits to church?
Do you pray for your sisters in Bethany (and women in discernment) and seek God for the Association and pass on senses or ideas you have so that we do his will? If not, why not?
How frequently do you take retreats? Where? Alone or with whom? Is this working well as a regular priority in your yearly plans?
How do you spend your annual holidays? With whom have you gone on holiday or vacation? How much time do you take off each year? How do you spend the Lord’s Day?
What recreation do you do? Do you have hobbies and/or other activities that refresh, relax and entertain you and have a positive effect on your life? Do you spend appropriate amounts of time relaxing?
How much sleep do you get each night? Do you feel rested? Are your hours for sleep, prayer, work, and recreation regular?
What kind of regular exercise do you get? How often?
Is your level of media use under control and appropriate? Are the movies you watch, the books you read, and the music you listen to appropriate?
What is life like in your home? What blessings and challenges do you experience there? If living with others—what kind of support do you experience for living your commitment from those in your living situation? If living alone—are there supportive relationships that you could introduce from outside to live out the commitment?
Are you fulfilling the duties of your relationships with family and relatives, co-workers, and community members?
Do you feel well integrated to the community? How often do you share with community families? Who are your companions and friends? With whom do you relax (including singles/families)? Whose company do you draw strength from? To whom do you turn for your practical needs, if you are ill, etc.?
How much relational conversation do you have with other women who are living single for the Lord? How often? Are they in the Sword of the Spirit/other places? Do you share about the joys and pains of living out your commitment?
Do you seek input from your pastoral leader regarding your pattern of life and consult about significant decisions and changes in your pattern? How often do you review your commitments and way of life? What do you do to remind yourself of decisions that you make in light of your review?