Tracking Progress on our Soul Journey

I brought up the subject last Sunday of how we measure progress on our Soul Journey. built into my talk was the assumption that we all measure progress in some form or fashion. Is that a true statement for you? Do you measure the progress of your spiritual formation? Should we even be having the discussion of measurement? Does progress really matter on a  Soul Journey or is it simply about being on the journey with God?

I suggested two categories of measurement on Sunday - inner peace (the presence of peace about the state of my journey) and blessing/success. Do you find yourself using either of these two as measuring devices in your Soul Journey? If so, what have you discovered about them as measuring tools? If not, what other tools do you use to measure your progress? Why have you chosen that measuring system?

A super-majority of our Interactive Response Participants on Sunday identified inner peace as a primary measuring tool for their Soul Journey. I suggested that to be a dangerous approach. Do you remember why? Do you agree with my assertion? If so, why? If not, why not?

I asserted Sunday that success can come from many sources, one of which is the blessing of God. What other ways might be the source of success if it is not always a product of the blessing of God for spiritual progress on our Soul Journey? How often do you find yourself measuring progress on your Soul Journey by success or blessing?

I concluded my message with the statements: the best way to track progress on our spiritual journey is to measure our obedience to the the things God has revealed to us; faith and obedience always matter; result do not. What is your response to those statements? Do you agree or disagree? If so why, or why not?