Exercise 1 - How in control of your life are you?
Indicate with a / in the appropriate column how much responsibility you feel you take for this area of your life. N.B. If any of these statements do not apply to you, please ignore them.
| little | some | considerable | ||
| My health | ||||
| My financial situation | ||||
| My children's behaviour | ||||
| The amount of free time I have | ||||
| Using my talents | ||||
| My tone of voice | ||||
| My reaction to being stuck in a traffic jam | ||||
| My spiritual life |
Are you happy with how much control you feel you have over these different areas?
If not, what decisions do you need to take to ensure you obtain a greater degree of control?
Every day requires us to make choices and decisions, many of them unknown to those around us. Take Sue for example. Her neighbour’s husband had just died and Sue knew that the right thing was to go round and offer her sympathy and support. Although this thought kept coming into her head, because she knew it would be a difficult and emotional visit, she kept finding good reasons why she was too busy to call round. After three days of this internal battle, Sue finally took control and went and called on her neighbour. Her neighbour was so grateful for the visit and Sue felt at peace inside because she knew she had chosen the right thing to do – God’s way.