Thursday, February 23, 2006

John Wesley's 18 questions

I got this in my e-mail yesterday, and found it encouraging food for thought:

John Wesley's Holy Club used to ask themselves these 18 questions for personal devotion:

Am I conciously or unconciously creating the impression that I am a better person than I really am? In other words, am I a hypocrite?

Am I honest in all acts or 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-concious, self-pitying, or self-justifying?

Did the Bible live in me today?

Do I give it time to speak to me each day?

Am I enjoying prayer?

When did I last speak to somebody else with the object of trying to win that person for Christ?

Am I making contacts with other people and using them for the Master's Glory?

Do I pray about the money I spend?

Do I get to bed on time and get up on time?

Do I disobey God in anything?

Do I insist upon doing something for 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 I am not as other people, (like the Pharisee who despised the (sinner) publican)?

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Exercise has been happening (even yesterday between work and prayer meeting ... Wednesdays are my most challenging day because the time is so cut-up and awkward). Studying ... not so good, unfortunately.

1 comment:

Carol L said...

Dang! That'll leave some rubber on the road! Good stuff!

I've been coming under more and more conviction about not being in the Word nearly enough myself...