(Print out this page and circle "Y" for Yes or "N" for No in answer to each question.)
- Have I prayed intently, by myself (Y/N) and at church (Y/N)?
- Have I set aside time for prayer (Y/N) devotions (Y/N) Bible study (Y/N)?
- Have I been open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit throughout the
day (Y/N)?
- Have I at the beginning (Y/N) and ending (Y/N) of the day prayed ...
for the day's virtue?
- In all I've done (Y/N) or said (Y/N) have I given consideration to the glory of God?
- Have I after every pleasure immediately given thanks (Y/N)?
- Did I in the morning plan the business of the day (Y/N)? leaving
room for God (Y/N)?
- Did I in every action consider my duty as a Christian (Y/N)? Have I
been simple (Y/N) and thoughtful (Y/N) in everything?
- Have I been zealous in undertaking and active in doing what good I
could (Y/N)? toward others (Y/N)? creation (Y/N)?
- Have I visited (Y/N) or was I visited (Y/N)? Did I give consideration as to what end or to what means (Y/N)?
- Has good will been and appeared to be the motive of all my actions
(Y/N)? toward others (Y/N)? xreation (Y/N)?
- Have I been particularly thoughtful (Y/N), moderate (Y/N), and
thankful (Y/N) in eating or drinking?
- Have I had a conversation with anyone on matters of faith (Y/N)/
devotion (Y/N)?
- Have I been or seemed angry (Y/N)?
- Have I thought or spoken unkindly of (Y/N) or to (Y/N) anyone?
- Have I felt or entertained (Y/N) or seemed to approve (Y/N) any
proud, vain, selfish, or impure thought?
Give yourself one point for each yes in questions 1-13. Give yourself a point for each no in questions 14-16 (there is a possible 35) ______
Scorecard
0 to 5 = danger!
6 to 10 = need some practice.
11 to 15 = on the way.
16 to 20 = Getting it.
21 to 25 = practice makes perfect.
26 to 30 = moving on to perfection.
31 to 35 = perfect!
Submitted by the Rev. Greg Douglass, Monrovia UMC, Monrovia, California
Adapted from the Rev. John Wesley's journal checklist; see The Elusive Mr. Wesley by Richard P. Heitzenrater, (Abingdon Press, 2003; 2nd Edition), pages 59-62
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