1.) Do I now have a clear vision of where the Kingdom of God can really be found?
Ref: John 3:3; Luke 17:20-21
2.) Do I find myself longing for more of God's Word?
Ref: 1 Peter 2:2-3; Isaiah 55:1-3
3.) Is my prayer life more alive now than it ever has been? No longer needing the aid of repeated and authored prayers, am I now able to express myself to a God I now know is more alive than anything else? Ref: Matthew 6:5-8; Ecclesiastes 5:1-2
4.) Am I worshiping the Lord in Spirit and truth?
Ref: John 4:22-24
5.) Do I find myself longing to do God's will more and more--knowing that I have been saved for a greater purpose than my own? Ref: Ephesians 2:8-10
6.) Is my understanding of the Bible growing?
Ref: 1 Corinthians 2: 6-15
7.) Do I care more now about choosing God's will over my own?
Ref: Romans 8:5-9
8.) Is my appetite or desire for sin gradually deminishing?
Ref: 1 John 3:9
9.) Can I now better discern what is or isn't God's will?
Ref: John 10: 5; 14; 27-30
10.) Do I see God more as a Father now and not just an Almighty God of the universe? Am I more comfortable now in approaching Him as a child would a loving father?
Ref: Romans 8:14-17; Hebrews 12: 18-24
* These are just some of the many questions that we should ask ourselves from time to time. The apostle Paul writes, "Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Prove yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?--unless indeed you are disqualified." - 2Corinthians 13:5 (NKJV)
It wouldn't hurt if we make it a habit to daily examine ourselves in the light of our Lord Jesus Christ. Not only will it help us realize the great changes that God's grace has made in our lives already, but also it will help us to recognize the many things in us that is still in need of God's touch.
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