Examine Yourself
May 18th, 2009 by Brett Wagner
Self Examination
In going through some old notes I had tucked away, I came across this great excerpt from Alan Redpath in his book “Victorian Christian Service.” Just sharing the love…Great questions to prayerfully consider before the Lord.
What about my relationship to others?
- Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the impression that I am a better man than I really am?
- Is there the least suspicion of hypocrisy in my life? Am I honest in all my words and acts?
- Do I exaggerate?
- Am I reliable? Can I be trusted?
- Do I confidentially pass on what was told to me in confidence?
- Do I grumble and complain in the church?
- Am I jealous, impure, irritable, touchy, or distrustful?
- Am I self-conscious, self-pitying, or self-justifying?
- Am I proud?
- Do I thank God I am not as other people?
- Is there anyone I fear, or dislike or criticize or resent? If so, what am I doing about it?
What about my devotion to God?
- Does the Bible live in me?
- Do I give it time to speak to me?
- Do I go to bed in time and to I get up in time?
- Am I enjoying my prayer life today? Did I enjoy it this morning?
- When I am involved in a problem in life, do I use my tongue or my knees about it?
- Am I disobeying God in anything, or insisting upon doing something about which my conscious is very uneasy?
- When did I last speak to someone else with the object of trying to win him for Christ?
- Am I a slave to books, dress, friends, work or conviction? (internet, TV, video games)
- How do I spend my spare time?
Taken from Alan Redpath’s “Victorian Christian Service”
2 Corinthians 13:5 ESV Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!
What a pointed, biblical test. I was completely killed by it. Thank you.
Michele,
It killed be too. Right to my knees! I am glad you were challenged by it as well.
It was a great reminder of why I write things down that speak to me. Originally, I wrote this in a journal 4-5 years ago and just recently came across it again. By writing it down, I got double the mileage out of it!