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August 2026 · Monthly Theme

Cleaning Out Your Spiritual House

A full month of honest inspection, gentle removal, and Spirit-led restoration — learning to let God clear out what no longer belongs and fill the space with what does.

“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

Psalm 139:23-24

Welcome

A word from Coach Monique

Welcome to a new month on the Faithful Path. This month we are doing something that takes courage: we are walking through the house of our hearts room by room and letting God show us what needs to go.

This is not about shame. It is about space. When we clear out bitterness, old agreements, and quiet habits that drain us, we make room for peace, purpose, and the fruit of the Spirit.

Take it one day at a time. Watch the weekly teaching, work the workbook, and do not skip the daily journey — the small daily steps are where the real cleaning happens.

Opening Prayer

Father, thank You for loving me enough to tell me the truth. Walk through the house of my heart this month. Open the doors I have kept shut, sweep out what has settled, and fill every cleared space with Your peace. Give me courage for the honest work and grace for the slow days. In Jesus' name, amen.

Welcome Video

8 minutes

Welcome to August: Cleaning Out Your Spiritual House

  • Introduction to the monthly theme
  • Explanation of Psalm 139:23-24 and Matthew 12:43-45
  • Encouragement for the month ahead
  • Prayer over every participant

Monthly Objectives

  • Invite God to examine every area of your life without fear of condemnation.
  • Identify and remove one long-standing weight, habit, or agreement.
  • Practice forgiveness — of others and of yourself.
  • Build healthy boundaries that protect what God is restoring.
  • Replace what was removed with a daily practice of prayer, Scripture, and worship.

Weekly Learning

Four weeks of video teaching, workbook, and worksheets

Each week includes a video teaching, workbook, and downloadable worksheet.

Week 1

The Honest Walk-Through

Psalm 139:23-24

Letting God show you what is actually there

Video Teaching

26 minutes

Week 1 Teaching: The Honest Walk-Through

  • Why God searches us in love, not in judgment
  • The difference between conviction and condemnation
  • Clutter is accumulated, not chosen all at once
  • How avoidance keeps us stuck in familiar pain

Student Workbook

Bible study

  • Read Psalm 139 in full and mark every phrase describing God's knowledge of you.
  • Compare Hebrews 12:1 with 1 John 1:9 — one names the weight, the other names the remedy.
  • Study Romans 8:1 and write what 'no condemnation' means for you personally.

Reflection questions

  • Which room of my life would I least want inspected?
  • When I sense God's conviction, what do I usually do first?
  • What have I normalized that God may be calling clutter?

Action steps

  • Complete the room-by-room inventory worksheet.
  • Name one weight and say it out loud in prayer.
  • Tell one safe person you are doing this work.
Week 1 Worksheet — Room-by-Room Spiritual InventoryDownloadable and fillable · available in the Faithful Path LibraryOpen the Library

Closing prayer: Lord, thank You for searching me. Give me the honesty to see clearly and the courage to stay in the room.

Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7

Week 2

Sweeping and Removing

Ephesians 4:31-32

Forgiveness, old agreements, and taking out the trash

Video Teaching

28 minutes

Week 2 Teaching: Sweeping and Removing

  • Bitterness settles quietly and covers everything
  • Forgiveness as release, not approval
  • Old agreements: beliefs we inherited rather than chose
  • Guarding the entry — what we allow in

Student Workbook

Bible study

  • Read Ephesians 4:25-32 and list the things Paul says to put away.
  • Study Romans 12:2 and identify one pattern of thinking to renew.
  • Read Colossians 3:1-17 and note what is put off and what is put on.

Reflection questions

  • Whose name rises in me when I think of being wronged?
  • What belief about myself did I inherit rather than choose?
  • What do I consume daily that leaves me anxious?

Action steps

  • Write a forgiveness statement you can pray daily this week.
  • Replace one inherited lie with a written Scripture.
  • Remove or mute one source of noise for the rest of the month.
Week 2 Worksheet — Forgiveness and ReleaseDownloadable and fillable · available in the Faithful Path LibraryOpen the Library

Closing prayer: Father, sweep out what has settled in me. Where I have held on, help me open my hands.

Day 8Day 9Day 10Day 11Day 12Day 13Day 14

Week 3

Boundaries and Stubborn Places

Proverbs 4:23

Protecting the work and persevering where change is slow

Video Teaching

24 minutes

Week 3 Teaching: Boundaries and Stubborn Places

  • Nehemiah's walls had gates — boundaries include doors
  • Grace as strength to keep scrubbing, not permission to stop
  • Self-forgiveness and Psalm 103:12
  • Order as stewardship, not perfectionism

Student Workbook

Bible study

  • Read Nehemiah 2 and note how he prepared before he built.
  • Study 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 on grace in unresolved weakness.
  • Read Psalm 103 and list every benefit named.

Reflection questions

  • Where do I need a door instead of an open field?
  • What am I still punishing myself for?
  • Which practical area is quietly draining my peace?

Action steps

  • Write one boundary sentence you can say kindly and clearly.
  • Ask an accountability partner to check on one slow area weekly.
  • Bring order to one physical or financial space.
Week 3 Worksheet — Boundaries, Grace, and OrderDownloadable and fillable · available in the Faithful Path LibraryOpen the Library

Closing prayer: God, protect what You are restoring in me and give me patience with the slow work.

Day 15Day 16Day 17Day 18Day 19Day 20Day 21

Week 4

Filling the House

Galatians 5:22-23

Replacing what left with the fruit of the Spirit

Video Teaching

27 minutes

Week 4 Teaching: Filling the House

  • Matthew 12:43-45 — an empty house invites the old back
  • Daily practice as the new furniture
  • Generosity, peace, and service as evidence of change
  • Dedicating the house for the season ahead

Student Workbook

Bible study

  • Read Galatians 5:16-26 and identify the fruit God is growing in you.
  • Study Philippians 4:4-9 as a pattern for anxious moments.
  • Read Joshua 24:14-28 and write your own dedication statement.

Reflection questions

  • What healthy practice will occupy the space an old habit left?
  • Who could be helped by what God taught me this month?
  • What does dedicating my house to God look like in practice?

Action steps

  • Schedule one daily practice at the same time each day.
  • Serve someone this week with no recognition.
  • Write and sign your dedication statement.
Week 4 Worksheet — Filling and DedicationDownloadable and fillable · available in the Faithful Path LibraryOpen the Library

Closing prayer: Holy Spirit, fill every cleared space in me. Let this house belong fully to You.

Day 22Day 23Day 24Day 25Day 26Day 27Day 28

Daily Spiritual Journey

31 days of Scripture, devotional, prayer, and journaling

Select any day to open that day's devotional page.

Monthly Resources

Everything you need for the month in one place

Prayer Guide

  • Morning: Invite God to search one specific area (Psalm 139:23-24).
  • Midday: Pray a blessing over one person you find difficult.
  • Evening: Confess honestly and receive 1 John 1:9.
  • Weekly: Pray through your boundary list and accountability commitments.
  • Monthly: Pray your dedication statement out loud.

Scripture Memory Plan

  • Week 1

    “Search me, God, and know my heart.”

    Psalm 139:23

  • Week 2

    “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other.”

    Ephesians 4:32

  • Week 3

    “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

    Proverbs 4:23

  • Week 4

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness...”

    Galatians 5:22

Worship Recommendations

  • Come to the Altar · Elevation Worship
  • Clean · Natalie Grant
  • Make Room · Community Music
  • Goodness of God · CeCe Winans
  • Build My Life · Pat Barrett

Reading Plan

  • Week 1: Psalm 139, Hebrews 12, Romans 8, 1 John 1
  • Week 2: Ephesians 4, Romans 12, Colossians 3, Proverbs 4
  • Week 3: Nehemiah 1-4, 2 Corinthians 12, Psalm 103, James 3
  • Week 4: Galatians 5-6, Philippians 4, 1 Peter 5, Joshua 24

Gratitude Journal

Write one entry for each prompt during the month.

  • One thing God removed that I no longer miss
  • One person who told me the truth in love
  • One prayer answered in an unexpected way
  • One ordinary moment that felt like grace
  • One area where I see real change

Monthly Reflection

Complete at the end of the month to unlock your certificate.

  • What did God clear out of your spiritual house this month?
  • What are you filling that space with going forward?
  • Which day, teaching, or Scripture marked you most, and why?

Closing Celebration

Finish the month well

Watch the closing video and complete your reflection to unlock your certificate.

Closing Video

10 minutes

Closing Celebration: What God Cleared and What He Filled

  • Review of the month's four teachings
  • Testimonies and encouragement
  • Prayer of blessing over the next season
  • Preparation for next month's theme

Monthly Reflection

A few sentences per question. Your reflection stays on this device.

Complete all three reflections to unlock your certificate.