Goodness:
1. Do you first see the good/positive ___ or bad/negative in situations___?
2. What is the “flavoring” that you bring to situations? ______________
3. Do you function neutrally (N) (trying not to make waves or go out
on limbs), proactive for the good (G), or enhancing wrong (W)?
___ At work ____________________________________
___ At home ____________________________________
___ In conflict situations ____________________________
___ With social issues (e.g. hunger, poverty, justice) _______
___ Everywhere __________________________________
___ Other ______________________________________
4. In what situations and ways do you bring ‘goodness’?
(choose all that apply)
___ By talking positively and affirmatively
___ By proactively doing good deeds
___ By standing up for what is right/just
___ By confronting wrong
___ By protecting the innocent
___ Other ______________________________________
5. Where do you fail to be an influence of ‘good’ (e.g. gossiping,
speaking/acting negatively, ignoring the needs of others, etc.)? How?
___ At work ____________________________________
___ At home ____________________________________
___ In conflict situations ____________________________
___ With social issues (e.g. hunger, poverty, justice) _______
___ Everywhere __________________________________
___ Other _______________________________________
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The Next Step: How to Grow in your Spiritual Maturity
(specific suggestion to questions in the inventory are labeled Q +
the number of the question)
Goodness:
Q.1 - Where do you see good/positive and bad/negative in the world?
What makes something “bad” for you? Are you ever too quick to label
something or someone “bad”? Study the biblical concept of ‘goodness’
and stories of how God lifted up people to do good? (e.g. Romans 15:14,
Ephesians 5:8-10, Galatians 5:19-26, 2 Thessalonians 1:11, 2 Peter 1:2-7,
Micah 6:8, Matthew 7:9-20, 12:33-35, 19:16-21, 25:14-27, Matthew
5:13-16).
Q.2 –List 7 friends or acquaintances that you consider bringing “good
flavoring” into situations. What is the good flavoring that they brings?
List things you can learn from them?
Why do you bring the ‘flavoring’ you do? Does it differ from situation to
situation? Why? If it is a bad flavoring what will you do to change it?
What flavor do you want to bring? Read Matthew 5:13 and identify
where you salt too much, too little and just right.__________________
______________________________________________________
List 5 ways you can bring good flavoring and what that good flavoring
would be:
1. _______________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________
Q.3/4 -Where do you sense God showing you where you need to shine
goodness? Where do you feel God wanting you to be the presence of mercy?
Where do you need to lovingly stand for justice?
Q.5 –How do you need to change your failing to be the “good” in a situation?
What two or more steps/actions will you take toward being the “good” flavoring
into this experience? What can you do to minimize the influence(s) keeping you
from being the “good” flavoring?
Pray for the Lord to show you how to be the presence of goodness (not a
rabble rouser or judgmental Pharisee) and list any the specific action shown
to you.
