Quotes about Self-examination

It is not a lack of spiritual experience that leads to failure, but a lack of working to keep our eyes focused and on the right goal. At least once a week examine yourself before God to see if your life is measuring up to the standard He has for you. Paul was like a musician who gives no thought to audience approval, if he can only catch a look of approval from his Conductor.

You must constantly beware of anything that causes you to think of yourself as a superior person.

Do you have even the slightest reliance on anything or anyone other than God? Is there a remnant of reliance left on any natural quality within you, or on any particular set of circumstances? Are you relying on yourself in any manner whatsoever regarding this new proposal or plan which God has placed before you? Will you examine yourself by asking these probing questions?

The real test of spiritual focus is being able to bring your thoughts and imagination under control. Is your mind focused on the face of an idol? Is the idol yourself? Is it your work?

Every time you ask for forgiveness, you recognize that the biggest problems you face in life exist inside of you, not outside of you.

Humility means the willingness to look in the mirror of God's Word and being glad that whatever we see there has already been covered by the blood of Jesus.

We all tend to want to think we are more righteous than we actually are.

Because accepting blame is not natural, it takes rescuing, transforming grace to produce a humble, willing, broken, self-examining, help-seeking heart. Only divine grace can soften a person's heart. Only grace can help your eyes to see what you need to see. Only grace can decimate your defenses and lead you to confess. Only grace can cause you to quit pointing your finger and to run to your Redeemer for his forgiveness and delivering power.

Just like Adam, when we blame people and situations for our problems, below the surface we are also making accusations against God.

When knowing what you believe is the nonnegotiable center of true faith, questions and critical self-examination pose a threat.

See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.