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13th July 2011 by Claire Twivey

When you roll out of bed in the morning, the first thing you do is …

a) Start the morning off by telling God how much you love him and want his company throughout your day.

b) Call your best friend and talk about your boyfriend.

c) Walk into the bathroom and check out your crazy bed head hair, then frantically try to make yourself presentable to the world.

You get home after a rough day at school and your little sister seems upset and tearful about something. You ...

a) Say a quick prayer asking God how to best love and support your little sister, then walk over to her and give her a hug.

b) Ask her what’s wrong, listening half-heartedly to her response, then – in a lame effort to lift her spirits – sing an obnoxiously peppy song and walk away.

c) Totally ignore the little twerp. What happened, she probably deserved it.

Which of these phrases best describes your current purpose in life?

a) To love God and others.

b) To have fun, enjoy my friends, and pursue my own dreams.

c) To do whatever I want to do no matter the consequences.

Your mum or dad is on the phone and you need to ask a desperately urgent question about going out to the movies. You...

a)Wait patiently, realising this is the perfect opportunity to really show those fruits of spirit you read about in your devotions this morning!

b) Sit quietly by the phone and make eye contact every now and then to remind them that you’re waiting.

c) Pace wildly around the room while throwing paper aeroplanes and other assorted attention getters.

d) Get on the phone, bust into your parent’s conversation, and explain to the person that this is a matter of life or death – you NEED to see Pirates of the Caribbean TONIGHT!

If you were to record all of your thoughts on any given day, most of them would focus on ...

a) God.

b) Your friends and family.

c) Your boyfriend or current crush.

d) Yourself.

Scoring    

Questions 1-3: A=3, B=2, C=1
Questions 4-5: A=3, B=2, C=1, D=0

If you scored 12-15, your world tends to revolve around God. This is a good place to be. Keep him at the centre of your life and everything else will fall into place.

If you scored 8-11 points, your world tends to revolve around other people. You may truly be trying to love others, but until God takes centre stage, your love for them will only be a human, finite love. He’s the only source for unselfish, unconditional love.

If you scored 3-7 points, your world tends to revolve around yourself. You might want to stop what you’re doing and check your attitude.

Homework time!!

For those of you still at school – you’re probably sick of pie charts and percentages but I guarantee this will be worth your while.

Grab a sheet of paper and draw a big circle. This circle represents your week! Each week is made up of 168 hours! Start to map out how you spend your week. Include sleeping, eating, time you spend at school, home, on Facebook and most importantly the time you spend with God. This includes reading your bible or a devotional, spending time in worship or prayer. Get the gist?

This will give you an indicator of the areas in your life you need to spend less time and where you may need to add to. When I did this recently I realised how much more time I spend on Facebook each week, compared to how much time I spend praying to God. What a wakeup call!

Up for a challenge?

If you’re up for it – share your results in the comments below. Be open with your friends, family, youth leaders and to God – the one who created you and calls you to live an awesome life!

How awesome would it be if God was at the centre of all our lives – it will change the way you live, the way you talk, your attitude. There’s no limit to the amazing things we girls can do, when God is central!

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