The value of spiritual growth assessment. (Why are you squinting?)

Bill Todd
Bill Todd
Sep 9, 2018 · 2 min read

“It’s been one year since our last appointment. Please contact us today to schedule your eye exam.”

Yep. It’s time for me to see the eye doctor again.

You would think that I don’t need to see the doctor. After all, I have 15 pairs of reading glasses around the house, in cars, stuck behind other in things in odd places that assure that I can never find a pair when I need them.

And I always need them.

I have reading glasses in many different strengths. And that’s part of the problem.

My eyes need a specific strength for glasses this season. And unless I let the doctor do the exam, I can’t know the strength that is right for me.

Otherwise, I just keep on being Squinty McCan’treadthat…

So, I make the appointment.

And I make an appointment for the feral 14-year-old to go to the dentist.

And I make an appointment for my checkup. The fun kind. The over 50 style checkup. With the scopes and everything.

Because I know the value of an assessment.

Assessment lets me know where I am. I can compare that point to the point that I WANT to be at. And I can determine what step to take to get to that point where I want to be.

A point like, say, being able to read this label…

It’s not rocket surgery to figure out why the first part of the A.B.I.D.E. course is Assessment.

A section for your own spiritual growth assessment.

You need to know where you are.

Today.

Because…

You were created for this.

Bill Todd

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You desire a rich, connected soul life. I provide spiritual direction to help you make that life a reality. billtoddspiritualdirector.com

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