I trust that these questions for private devotions have proven to be profitable. I know that they cause me to have much more candid and open conversation with my God (does that mean I am becoming “conversant”?). May the Lord continue to bless us as we pursue conformity to the image of Christ.
As you may notice, I have included all twenty-two questions (without comment) for consideration:
As you may notice, I have included all twenty-two questions (without comment) for consideration:
The Twenty-two Questions
George Whitefield and John Wesley AskedThemselves Every Day In Their PrivateDevotions More Than 200 Years Ago.
1. Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the impression than 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 I 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?
8. Do I give it time to speak to me every day?
9. Am I enjoying prayer?
10. When did I last speak to someone else of my faith?
11. Do I pray about the money I spend?
12. Do I get to bed on time and get up on time?
13. Do I disobey God in anything?
14. Do I insist upon doing something about which my conscience is uneasy?
15. Am I defeated in any part of my life?
16. Am I jealous impure, critical, irritable, touchy or distrusting?
17. How do I spend my spare time?
18. Am I proud?
19. Do I thank God that I am not as other people, especially as the Pharisees who despised the publican?
20. Is there anyone I fear, dislike, disown, criticize, hold a resentment toward or disregard? I If so, what am I doing about it?
21. Do I grumble or complain constantly?
22. Is Christ real to me?
Soli Deo Gloria,
Pastor Ed
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