If the Servants of
the Lord Ask...
Over 200
years ago, John Wesley's Holy Club members asked
each day:
- Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the
impression that I am better than I really am? In other words, am I a
hypocrite?
- Am I honest in all my acts and words, or do I
exaggerate?
- Do I confidentially pass on to another what was
told to me in confidence?
- Can I be trusted?
- Am I a slave to dress, friends, work, or habits?
- Am I self-conscious, self-pitying, or
self-justifying?
- Did the Bible live in me today? Do I give it time to speak to me every day?
- Am I enjoying prayer?
- When did I last speak to someone else about my
faith?
- Do I pray about the money I spend?
- Do I go to bed on time and get up on time?
- Do I disobey God in anything?
- Do I insist upon doing something about which my
conscience is uneasy?
- Am I defeated in any part of my life?
- Am I jealous, impure, critical, irritable,
touchy, or distrustful?
- How do I spend my spare time?
- Am I proud?
- Do I thank God that I am not like other people?
- Is there anyone whom I fear, dislike, disown,
criticize, hold resentment toward or disregard?
- Do I grumble or complain constantly?
- Is Christ real to me?
In 1950, Salvation
Army Soldiers asked:
- 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?
- 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?
- Are my thoughts and feelings such that I
wouldn't be ashamed to hear them published before God?
- Does the influence of the world cause me to act,
or feel or say things that do not show the love of God?
- Am I doing all in my power for the salvation of
sinners?
- Am I fulfilling the vows and promises I have
made before God in the past?
- Does what I do as a Christian match what I say
about being a Christian?
- Am I conscious of any pride in my life?
- Do I conform to the fashions and customs of this
world or do I show that I despise them?
- Am I in danger of being carried away with
worldly desires to be rich or admired?
In 2019, what do I ask myself today?