Taking Stock of Your Life

Examine yourselves. (2 Corinthians 13:5)

Let's take a break today, step back, and look at ourselves. The Bible tells us to examine ourselves. Take a look at ourselves, evaluate our walk with the Lord, and consider the condition of our life. Now let's ask ourselves what is right, what is wrong, what can we change, and then what are those things beyond our control. Specifically, we need to ask these questions in five areas: our personal life, family life, occupation, church life, and our community. Let's look at this...

What’s right?
What’s wrong?
Can change?
Beyond control?

In our:
Personal life
Family life
Occupation
Church life
Society

Copy down the above on a piece of paper that will give you more room to write. Ask the Holy Spirit to lead you as you evaluate each area of your life. Then, follow these questions:

1.) Are you living a balanced life in each area? Some spend more time at work than at home. Some have no family life and have all church life. Your life needs to be balanced.
2.) Evaluate those areas that are wrong and then ask yourself if you have the power to change them. If you do, then prayerfully lay out a plan to change. If not, then commit to the Lord those areas and trust Him to work them out.
3) Use this as a basis for developing a longer term plan through which God can work in each area. Building what is right, correcting if wrong, and allowing Him to direct your steps in those areas that are difficult.

From the issue of Jubilee Journey, Living in Faith Everyday. 175 Nortech Highway, San Jose CA 95134. www.jubilee.org

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