Obstacles to Growth Survey

Part 1: Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements:

  Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
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1. There are people close to me who love God with all of their heart
2. To grow spiritually requires that a person make growth a top priority in life
3. I would say that I am a God-centered person
4. The person closest to me would assist me if I wanted to improve my spiritual growth
5. The person closest to me loves God with all of his or her heart
6. Spiritual growth should be more important to people than it is
7. It is a high priority for me to try to please God in all that I do
  Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
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8. The pain in a person's life is an opportunity to grow spiritually
9. Praying often is necessary for spiritual growth
10. The people closest to me are more spiritually mature than I am
11. The people closest to me encourage me to grow spiritually
12. To grow spiritually, one should regularly practice the 'spiritual disciplines'
13. God makes the rules for my life, I don't
14. I know the steps I must take to become a more Godly person
  Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
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15. The busyness of my life gets in the way of developing my relationship with God
16. I am kept back from growing spiritually by friends and/or family

Part 2: Please indicate the extent to which each statement is true of you

  Never true of me Rarely true of me Sometimes true of me Often true of me Always true of me
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17. I rush from task to task
18. I eat quickly
19. I turn to God when making choices
20. I feel guilty when I relax
21. I act as if what God thinks of me is more important than what people think of me
  Never true of me Rarely true of me Sometimes true of me Often true of me Always true of me
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22. When I do not need to hurry, I tend to hurry anyway
23. I am exhausted at the end of my day
24. I do God's will

Demographic Information

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25. Please tell us whether you have ever completed this survey before (you may complete it as many times as you'd like):   Yes    No
 
26. Your gender
   Male    Female
27. Your race   Black    White   Asian   Hispanic   Other  
 
29. Do you have a high school degree?   Yes    No
 
31. What is your marital status?   Single    Married   Divorced    Other
 
 

34. In a word or two, what is your current occupation (e.g., teacher, manager, student, at-home mom)?

 
36. Your Denomination
  
 
37. Country
  
38. Your state, if you live in the United States  

39. If you are completing this survey as part of a group assessment (e.g., for a church, a school, a company, etc.), please write the name of that group here