John Wesley’s 22 Questions of Self-Examination

John Wesley’s 22 Questions of self-examination:

Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the impression that I am better than I really am? In other words, am I a hypocrite? 

Am I honest in all my acts and words, or do I exaggerate? 

Do I confidentially pass on to another what was told to me in confidence? 

Can I be trusted? 

Am I a slave to dress, friends, work, or habits? 

Am I self-conscious, self-pitying, or self-justifying? 

Did the Bible live in me today? 

Do I give it time to speak to me everyday? 

Am I enjoying prayer? 

When did I last speak to someone else about my faith? 

Do I pray about the money I spend? 

Do I get to bed on time and get up on time? 

Do I disobey God in anything? 

Do I insist upon doing something about which my conscience is uneasy? 

Am I defeated in any part of my life? 

Am I jealous, impure, critical, irritable, touchy, or distrustful? 

How do I spend my spare time? 

Am I proud? 

Do I thank God that I am not as other people, especially as the Pharisees who despised the publican? 

Is there anyone whom I fear, dislike, disown, criticize, hold a resentment toward or disregard? If so, what am I doing about it? 

Do I grumble or complain constantly?

Is Christ real to me?

Deo Volente — As God wills.

Pastor Kerry Willis