Does that mean I don’t get things done. Nope. I have made what I feel is great progress spiritually, educationally, and career-wise. I just don’t let priorities I’ve defined previously rule me. Any time I’ve let that happen it has ended up being a mistake.

I believe a spiritual life is like driving a car on the interstate. To drive well you make small corrections all the time with major corrections when you need to change directions. It isn’t necessary to be ‘in the flow’ for the Holy Ghost to prompt us–and prompting us regularly is how He guides us. He prompts us to make millions of minor changes rather than waiting for us to drive off the side of the road and crash. We don’t have to be spiritual giants to do this. I’m certainly not. I just try to listen and have faith in The Lord.

So without a list, how do I assess my progress? Instead of looking back at a list to see how I’m doing spiritually, I’ve learned to regularly ask The Lord. After all, He is the one who knows if I’m making progress in the direction He wants as opposed to where I want to go. If He needs me to change a direction He’ll tell me.