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Self-Evaluation |
"Examine yourselves, whether you be in the faith; prove your own selves."
2Cor.13: 5.Click on the Areas that need self-evaluation :-
1. Personal purity, 2. Devotional habits, 3. Family life, 4. Social relationships, 5. God's ministry, 6.Organisational loyalty, 7.Honesty in dealings, |
1.Personal Purity
Do I keep myself as a clean vessel to be used by the Lord?
Do I live in any secret sin?
Do I wholeheartedly desire holiness?
Is my conscience clear?
Is my whole being surrendered to the Lord?
Do I keep my quiet time regularly for Bible meditation and prayer?
Do I delight in God's Word?
Is my prayer life getting deepened?
Do I value praying with other believers?
Do I substitute work for worship?
3.Social relationships
Am I an easy person to live with?
Am I a habitual faultfinder and an unloving critic?
Do I willingly accept corrections or justify myself always?
Do I find it difficult to appreciate others openly?
Am I dead to casteism and regionalism in order to maintain the oneness of the Spirit?
Am I faithful to my spouse?
Do I keep a distance with the opposite sex?
Do I endeavor to spend quality time with my spouse and help her/his growth?
Am I free and friendly with my children?
Do I motivate my children by word and deed to pursue a missionary career—if I believe that serving the King of kings is the greatest of all professions and privileges?
Do I serve the Lord with the first love and maintain the initial enthusiasm?
Am I becoming lazy?
Am I easily discouraged by hindrances in the ministry or difficulties in the work?
Am I patient and kind towards people?
Am I a men-pleaser?
Am I honest in reporting or do I exaggerate?
Am I faithful in financial matters?
Are my words dependable?
Can my co-workers trust me?
Is the reputation of others safe in my hands?
Do I periodically evaluate my spiritual life?
Do I give my fellow-workers, juniors or seniors, the liberty to correct, warn and develop me?
Do I obey the voice of the Lord as it comes through personal meditation, sermons and literature?
Am I too proud to confess my weaknesses and failures?
Am I ready to sacrifice my personal interests in order to edify and strengthen my co-workers?
Am I loyal to my organization?
Do I submit myself willingly to the leaders?
Do I backbite my leaders when their decisions do not please me?
Do I have a party spirit?
Am I grateful to God and the organization for the blessing or do I murmur?
Is my heart burdened with God for those who have not yet heard the gospel?
Am I interested in updating information about what God is doing all over the world?
Do I pray for the persecuted church and those ill-treated unjustly?
Is my concern for the poor practical?
Do I appreciate the good work done by others and co-operate with them wherever possible?
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Do I trust God for my future or worry unduly?
Do I compare myself with the affluent and turn material-minded?
Do I hesitate to lake up the cross of misunderstanding and loneliness?
Do I turn a deaf ear to the voices that call me to come down from my missionary vision and commitment?
Am I conscious of the welcome and the reward that await me in Heaven if I serve the Lord of the Harvest faithfully till the end?
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