📝 Worksheet 2.4: My WELCOME Practice Plan
Worksheet 2.4: My WELCOME Practice Plan
Private Participant Worksheet
This worksheet is for your private reflection. You are not required to upload it or share it with a leader, group, coach, chaplain, or facilitator.
Use this worksheet to practice welcoming Scripture and the Holy Spirit into your inner conversation. You do not need to write about anything unsafe, deeply private, or traumatic. Choose a real but manageable inner sentence to practice with.
Purpose of This Worksheet
In this topic, you are learning that Scripture belongs in the conversation inside you. You are also learning to invite the Holy Spirit into that conversation with grace, truth, discernment, and faithful action.
The WELCOME Tool gives you a simple way to pause, notice, examine, pray, and take one faithful step.
W: Wake up to the inner conversation
E: Examine it before God
L: Locate the pressure in your organic human life
C: Call Scripture into the conversation
O: Open to the Holy Spirit
M: Move with one faithful step
E: Entrust the outcome to Christ
Movement 1: Pause and Pray
Begin slowly. Take a few breaths. You are not trying to force a feeling. You are making room for God’s truth.
Opening Prayer
Lord Jesus, I bring my inner conversation before You. Help me notice what I am saying to myself. Holy Spirit, help me discern what is true, what is false, what is shame, what is fear, what is temptation, and what is wisdom. Welcome Scripture into this private place. Lead me toward grace, truth, and one faithful step. Amen.
Before I Begin
Today I am feeling:
One word that describes my current inner conversation is:
One area where I would like God’s help is:
Movement 2: Notice and Name
W: Wake Up to the Inner Conversation
Write one sentence that has been running inside you recently.
Examples:
“I am alone.”
“I cannot change.”
“God must be tired of me.”
“I have to control everything.”
“I already failed, so it does not matter what I do next.”
“My fear is bigger than my faith.”
Now write your sentence:
E: Examine It Before God
What kind of sentence is this?
Mark any that seem to fit.
___ Truthful
___ Partly true but incomplete
___ Fear-based
___ Shame-based
___ Tempting
___ Bitter or resentful
___ Condemning
___ Hopeless
___ Wise
___ Needs more discernment
What does this sentence tend to produce in me?
___ Peace
___ Courage
___ Shame
___ Fear
___ Anger
___ Hiding
___ Temptation
___ Confession
___ Repentance
___ Despair
___ Bitterness
___ Faithful action
___ Other: _______________________________________________
Write one sentence about what this inner sentence does in your life:
L: Locate the Pressure in My Organic Human Life
Where do I notice this sentence affecting me?
Spiritually:
Emotionally:
Physically:
Relationally:
Practically or habitually:
Movement 3: Welcome Scripture and the Holy Spirit
C: Call Scripture Into the Conversation
Choose one Scripture truth that belongs in this inner conversation.
You may use one of these or choose another passage.
Psalm 46:1 — God is our refuge and strength.
Romans 8:1 — There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 12:2 — Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
1 Corinthians 10:13 — God is faithful and provides a way of escape.
2 Corinthians 5:17 — If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
Galatians 5:22–23 — The fruit of the Spirit includes love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control.
2 Timothy 1:7 — God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
Hebrews 4:16 — We may come boldly to the throne of grace.
1 John 1:9 — If we confess our sins, God is faithful and righteous to forgive and cleanse.
The Scripture I am bringing into this conversation is:
What truth does this Scripture speak into my inner sentence?
O: Open to the Holy Spirit
Pray honestly.
Holy Spirit, what are You inviting me to receive, resist, confess, release, or practice?
I may need to receive:
I may need to resist:
I may need to confess:
I may need to release:
I may need to practice:
My Scripture-Shaped Replacement Sentence
Write a short, truthful sentence you can practice this week.
Examples:
“Conviction leads me to Jesus; condemnation is not my home in Christ.”
“Fear is present, but Christ is present too.”
“I can receive grace and take one faithful step.”
“This temptation is loud, but God is faithful.”
“I do not have to agree with shame.”
“My feelings are real, but they are not my Lord.”
My new Scripture-shaped sentence is:
Movement 4: One Faithful Step
M: Move With One Faithful Step
What is one small faithful action you can take?
Choose one or write your own.
___ Pray one honest prayer
___ Read one Scripture slowly
___ Take a short walk
___ Drink water and breathe slowly
___ Write the Scripture-shaped sentence on a card
___ Ask a safe person for prayer or support
___ Apologize or repair something specific
___ Step away from temptation
___ Stop rehearsing a bitter thought
___ Set a wise boundary
___ Rest without shame
___ Practice the WELCOME Tool again tomorrow
___ Other: _______________________________________________
My one faithful step is:
E: Entrust the Outcome to Christ
What is one thing I cannot control that I need to entrust to Jesus?
Prayer of entrusting:
Lord Jesus, I give You ________________________________________.
Help me do what is faithful and release what belongs in Your hands. Amen.
My WELCOME Practice Plan for This Week
This week, I will practice the WELCOME Tool:
___ In the morning
___ During a stressful moment
___ Before responding to someone
___ When shame or fear rises
___ When temptation speaks
___ Before sleep
___ Other: _______________________________________________
The Scripture I will carry this week is:
My Scripture-shaped sentence for this week is:
My one faithful step for this week is:
One wise support I may need is:
Portfolio Item
For your private Resilient Self-Conversation Portfolio, save these three items:
The inner sentence you noticed.
The Scripture-shaped replacement sentence you practiced.
The one faithful step you chose.
You may rewrite them neatly here.
My Inner Sentence
My Scripture-Shaped Replacement Sentence
My One Faithful Step
Safety and Support Reminder
This worksheet is for Christian growth, discipleship, and private reflection. It is not counseling, therapy, medical care, legal advice, abuse investigation, crisis intervention, or emergency response.
Do not use this worksheet to pressure yourself to disclose private trauma, abuse details, medical history, legal issues, sexual history, or deeply personal information.
If you are in danger, experiencing abuse, having thoughts of self-harm, afraid you may harm someone else, facing a medical emergency, or dealing with an immediate crisis, seek immediate help from emergency services, a crisis line, a qualified professional, proper authorities, or a trusted leader according to your situation.
Welcoming Scripture and the Holy Spirit should lead toward truth, safety, wisdom, and faithful support.
Closing Prayer
Holy Spirit, thank You for helping me notice the conversation inside me. Teach me to welcome Scripture with humility and hope. Help me recognize the difference between conviction and condemnation. Lead me toward Jesus, truth, grace, repentance, courage, and peace. Strengthen me to practice one faithful sentence and one faithful step this week. Amen.