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REVISED July 10, 2006
Most of us evaluate our physical health, our financial condition, and
perhaps we have also evaluated our emotional/mental health. Have you ever
evaluated your Spiritual health? If so; how often, and are we honest?
The following is a list of evaluative questions that we can ask ourselves
to determine our Spiritual condition.
1) Am I content with who I am becoming?
- Firstly, what is my goal? And; secondly, am I close to reaching my
goal?
- Everyday I get closer to who I will ultimately be. Am I satisfied
with who this will be?
- If I were destined to die tomorrow, am I content with my present Spiritual
condition?
- Is my heart filled with love for others? Am I willing to Sacrifice
myself for them?
2) What is my motive in my Spiritual walk?
- Is my only focus eternal life and the inheritance that YHWH has promised?
Or, is my primary focus about having relationships, Godly relationships
(Ref: Eph 1:9-10).
- How much time do I spend thinking about myself verses thinking about
what I can do for others.
3) Am I becoming more Spiritual?
- The pharisees (and the other Jewish sects) were religious, Messiah
was Spiritual.
- Religion is about regulations. Being Spiritual is about love and
faith coupled with works.
- Faith/love separate from works is dead. Also, works without faith/love
is dead. (Ref: James 2:8-26)
4) Does my family and others who were/are in my life recognize the
authenticity of my Spirituality?
- If I am growing Spiritually, my family and others will recognize
it. How do they view me?
- Do I have a healthy, uplifting, positive affect upon others? Or, do
I frustrate people and/or anger people? Do people like being around me? What are most of my relationships
like? Are they long term or short term?
- When I die; if others can't say I was a Spiritual person - an example
to them, then I failed.
5) Do I have inner peace and joy?
- Romans 14:17, 15:13, Galatians 5:22
6) Have I defined my unique ministry?
- Do I know what I can do effectively?
- Everyone who possesses the Holy Spirit is a priest of YHWH. And, each
priest is required to offer acceptable Spiritual offerings to Elohim
through Messiah (Ref: 1Peter 2:5,9; Is 61:6). What am I offering?
7) How is my prayer life?
- Am I conversing with Elohim or do I feel like I am sending my words
into the air? How many times do I pray everyday? (Ref: 1Thess 5:17-18).
8) How is my bible-study life?
- Do I study everyday? Do I desire to study the Word of Elohim everyday?
9) Have I maintained a genuine awe of God?
- Awe inspires worship. Ps 8:3
10) Is my humility genuine?
- Humility is recognizing I am human like everyone else.
- Humility is admitting that the power comes through me, not from me.
- Micah 6:8 "He has declared to you, O man, what is good. And what
does YHWH require of you but to do right, and to love kindness, and
to walk humbly with your Elohim?"
- Prov 22:4 "By humility and the fear of YHWH are riches, and honor,
and life."
- 1Peter 5:5 "...all be subject one to another, and be clothed
with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the
humble."
11) Is obedience in both small and large matters built into my reflexes?
- Do I try and bargain or rationalize with God?
- Do I prefer God's way out of love or do I fear punishment?
12) How do I rate my Spiritual condition now after reading and considering
the previous posed questions?
- If I have more overcoming to do, work out a plan. How do I get there
from here? Thinking is the birth of the deed, believing and doing makes
it happen.
- Believe - I am worth Christ's sacrifice.
- John 15:7 "If you stay in Me, and My Words stay in you, you shall
ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done for you."
- Believe and succeed.
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