A few weeks ago, I was listening to a sermon by Matt Chandler, Pastor of The Village Church, called “Wide Awake: a Spiritual Check-up”. In his sermon, Chandler referenced an important checklist by Pastor Tim Keller for “Sleepy Christians” — an MRI for Believers, if you will. [In light of Keller’s recent passing, this message takes on a new significance in my life. I am so thankful for the Spiritual guidance of one of the giants of our time].

Check your Spiritual pulse!

This was a good wake-up call for me, especially the questions of the “certainty of God’s Fatherly love” and “finding seasons of sweet delight”. I wanted to share this checklist as a good reminder of the important Disciplines we need to keep in check, daily, as we serve our Risen Lord!

  1. How real has God been this week in your heart?
  2. How clear is your certainty of God’s forgiveness and Fatherly love?
  3. Are you having any particular seasons of sweet delight in God?
  4. Do you really sense His presence in your life?
  5. Have you been finding Scripture to be alive and active?
  6. Are you finding certain Biblical promises extremely precious and encouraging? Which ones?
  7. Are you finding God challenging you and calling you to something through the Word? In what ways?
  8. Are you finding God’s Grace more glorious and moving now than you have in the past?
  9. Are you conscious of a growing sense of evil in your heart and in response a growing dependence on the grasp of the preciousness of the mercy of God?