(Please complete the following assessment to determine your current fitness level)

Spiritual Fitness:

Have you made a personal decision to make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life?
Yes___ No___

On average, do you spend meaningful, undisturbed, unhurried time praying to God 5-7 days each week?
Yes___ No___

On average, do you spend meaningful, undisturbed, and unhurried time reading and studying your Bible 5-7 days each week?
Yes___ No___

On average, do you attend corporate worship 3-4 times each month?
Yes___ No___

On average, do you verbally share your faith with others 3-5 times each month?
Yes___ No___

On average, are you involved in weekly corporate Bible Study and prayer 3-4 times each month?
Yes___ No___

On average, do you expose yourself (by reading, listening, or watching) to Christian resources that encourage spiritual growth 4-6 times each month? Yes___ No___

On average, do you memorize 1-2 Scriptures each month?
Yes___ No___

If you responded no to question 1, then you must begin this relationship first before moving forward. Based on your responses to questions 2-7, here are your results.

If you responded yes to 6 or more of these questions, then your ?Spiritual Fitness? level is high. If you responded yes to 5 of these questions, then your ?Spiritual Fitness is on the Right Road.? If you responded yes to 4 or fewer of these questions, then you have room for improvement in your ?Spiritual Fitness.?

Physical Fitness:

On average, do you spend 30 minutes three to five times each week exercising?
Yes___ No___

On average, do you eat 5-7 daily servings of fruits and vegetables five to seven days each week?
Yes___ No___

On average, do you avoid eating excessive fats, sugar and sodium during meals 5-7 times each week?
Yes___ No___

Do you avoid unhealthy habits such as smoking and excessive drinking?
Yes___ No___

On average, do you drink 8-10 glasses of water five to seven days each week?
Yes___ No___

Based on your responses to these questions, here are your results.

If you responded yes to all 5 of these questions, then your ?Physical Fitness? level is high. If you responded yes to 4 of these questions, then you are ?Physically on the Right Road.? If you responded yes to 3 or fewer of these questions, then you have room for ?Physical Improvement.?

Relational Fitness:

On average, do you spend meaningful, undisturbed, unhurried time with your family and/or friends 3-5 days each week?
Yes___ No___

Generally, would you describe your relationships as healthy, growing and God-centered?
Yes___ No___

Generally, would your family and/or close friends describe you as compassionate, caring, attentive and invested in their lives?
Yes___ No___

On average, do you spend time involved in a hobby or other recreational activity outside of work at least once per week?
Yes___ No___

On average, do you have a balanced work-family-personal life?
Yes___ No___

Based on your responses to these questions, here are your results.

If you responded yes to all 5 of these questions, then your ?Relational Fitness? level is high. If you responded yes to 4 of these questions, then you are ?Relationally on the Right Road.? If you responded yes to 3 or fewer of these questions, they you have room for ?Relational Improvement.?

Mental (Godly Wisdom) Fitness:

On average, do you spend time in devotion 4-5 times per week? Yes or No

Generally, would you describe yourself as a ?lifelong learner??
Yes or No

On average, do you read one Christian book (other than the bible) per month? Yes or No

Generally, do you have ?peace? about your life and your circumstances? Yes or No

On average, do you meditate on the Word of God 4-5 times per week? Yes or No

Based on your responses to these questions, here are your results.

If you responded yes to all 5 of these questions, then your ?Mental Fitness? level is high. If you responded yes to 4 of these questions, then you are ?Mentally on the Right Road.? If you responded yes to 3 or fewer of these questions, then you have room for ?Mental Improvement.?

List your fitness results:

Spiritual ________

Physical ________

Relational ________

Mental ________
Based on the results identified by your assessment, which area of your life requires the greatest level of attention?

What commitment are you willing to make to reach a greater level of fitness in that area?

If your scores need to improve in the area of spiritual fitness we encourage you to begin to spend quality time alone with God in study and in prayer. If you have a relationship with God evaluate it to determine if it has gotten stale or is in need of something new. If you do not spend time alone with God at all we recommend you begin by reading the Our Daily Bread selections daily on the link listed under Links on this website.

If the area that is most in need of improvement is physical, we recommend you begin to workout. We recommend you sign up for The Fitness Angel Show at www.myfitnessangel.com. This is a free site that will provide you with workout advice from the CEO of New Beginnings Temple Time, your own personal Fitness Angel.

Relational fitness is a challenge for many of us. Please ask God to show you any relationships that you currently have that are not holy and those that are broken and need to be healed. If He shows you a relationship ask Him to show you how to deal with it.

Mental Fitness requires us to learn more to spend more time studying those things that will help us to have a better understanding of who we are and ability to deal with our situations through that knowledge. Read and study information that builds you up.

Send a message to us on our message board to discuss with others in the community that may be dealing with the same fitness issues you have. Your story may help someone else.

Special Thanks to The Reverend MarQuerita Story
for providing this Fit 4 Life Assessment Tool

Weekly Encouragement Scripture
Luke 2:52 (NLT) ? So Jesus grew in both height and in wisdom, and he was loved by God and by all who knew him.

Mark 12:30-31 (NLT) ? And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. The second is equally important: ?Love your neighbor as yourself.? No other commandment is greater than these.