If the Servants of the Lord Ask...

Over 200 years ago, John Wesley's Holy Club members asked each day:

  1. Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the impression that I am better than I really am? In other words, am I a hypocrite?
  2. Am I honest in all my acts and words, or do I exaggerate?
  3. Do I confidentially pass on to another what was told to me in confidence?
  4. Can I be trusted?
  5. Am I a slave to dress, friends, work, or habits?
  6. Am I self-conscious, self-pitying, or self-justifying?
  7. Did the Bible live in me today? Do I give it time to speak to me every day?
  8. Am I enjoying prayer?
  9. When did I last speak to someone else about my faith?
  10. Do I pray about the money I spend?
  11. Do I go to bed on time and get up on time?
  12. Do I disobey God in anything?
  13. Do I insist upon doing something about which my conscience is uneasy?
  14. Am I defeated in any part of my life?
  15. Am I jealous, impure, critical, irritable, touchy, or distrustful?
  16. How do I spend my spare time?
  17. Am I proud?
  18. Do I thank God that I am not like other people?
  19. Is there anyone whom I fear, dislike, disown, criticize, hold resentment toward or disregard?
  20. Do I grumble or complain constantly?
  21. Is Christ real to me?

In 1950, Salvation Army Soldiers asked:

  1. Am I habitually guilty of any known sin? Do I practice or allow myself in any thought, word or deed, which I know to be wrong?
  2. Am I the master of my bodily appetites so as to have no condemnation? Do I allow myself in any indulgence that hurts my holiness, growth, obedience, or usefulness?
  3. Are my thoughts and feelings such that I wouldn't be ashamed to hear them published before God?
  4. Does the influence of the world cause me to act, or feel or say things that do not show the love of God?
  5. Am I doing all in my power for the salvation of sinners?
  6. Am I fulfilling the vows and promises I have made before God in the past?
  7. Does what I do as a Christian match what I say about being a Christian?
  8. Am I conscious of any pride in my life?
  9. Do I conform to the fashions and customs of this world or do I show that I despise them?
  10. Am I in danger of being carried away with worldly desires to be rich or admired?

In 2019, what do I ask myself today?