Time for Your Spiritual Checkup — Will You Pass?
I don’t look forward to getting my physical. They do a lot of tests, and they always check my blood pressure. The last time I went, they told me, “You know, your blood pressure is a little high.” I told them it was high because I knew they were going to take it.
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So I told my doctor, “You walk into the room, and my blood pressure goes up. It is your fault. You need to sneak up sometime when I am not looking and then take it. I bet it will be lower.” We kind of joke back and forth a little. But we know it is an exam. I fill out a questionnaire, and he asks a lot of questions: Are there any lumps? Are there any growths? Are there any things out of the ordinary? It is an exam to determine my physical state.
There is a spiritual exam as well. The Bible says, “Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith” (2 Corinthians 13:5). In other words, are you really a Christian? Or are you just pretending? You are really a Christian when you have put your faith in Jesus Christ and Christ alone to save you, and you are trusting in Him and walking with Him. It will show itself in the way that you live.
As part of a physical, doctors often ask their patients a series of questions to gauge their physical health. Just as flossing influences dental health and exercise drives physical health, there are a series of habits, actions, and thought-patterns which influence our spiritual lives.
Here are 10 questions which form a spiritual check-up:
1. Do you have a growing awareness of God’s presence in your life? As we mature in our faith, we become more aware of God’s activity in our lives and around the world.