Step 10: Discipline and Consistency
Step 10: We continue to take personal inventory. When we are wrong, we promptly admit it and make amends.
1 Timothy 1:19 Cling to your faith in Christ and keep your conscience clear.
Five Steps to Completing a Daily Inventory
- Start the day with __________ and ______________.
Psalm 139: 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
Philippians 4:6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done
- ___________ my ________.
Psalm 77:6 I search my soul and ponder the difference now.
- ______________ and _______ my _____________.
Psalm 51:3 For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night. 4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.
Psalm 19:12 How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults.
James 4:17 Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.
- Seek God’s _____________ and ____________ for change.
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. 11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (ESV).
Psalm 32:8 The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.”
- __________ to making things _________.
Psalm 32:5 Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, ‘I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.’ And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.
Matthew 5:23 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go.
First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
1 Timothy 1:19 Cling to your faith in Christ and keep your conscience clear.
Let’s Review
- Start my day with prayer and reflection.
- Review my day.
- Acknowledge and own my shortcomings.
- Seek God’s forgiveness and guidance.
- Commit to making things right.
Leader’s Question:
- Share at least one area in my life I have very little self-discipline in.
- What are some daily practices I do consistently?
- Did I offend or hurt anyone today? Share about it.