10 Questions For Examining Your Life

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. - Proverbs 4:23

I’m a big fan of asking questions. I think questions are the best way to take a conversation deeper and to allow the person answering the questions to process whatever it is that’s on their heart. I truly believe we can become better versions of ourselves if we’re willing to ask questions, not only to those we love but to ourselves as well.

Today’s key verse from Proverbs chapter 4 is one you might be familiar with. It reminds us of how important it is to guard our hearts. And one of the ways we can guard our hearts is by regularly asking questions and spending time reflecting on our thoughts, our attitude, and our heart posture. Because if something’s off, if we’re harboring feelings of bitterness, resentment, pain, worry, or sadness, everything we think, say, and do is going to be affected by those feelings.

So with that in mind, I have a few questions I want you to ask yourself. I wrote these questions in a note on my phone a while back after a mentor sent them to me, and I believe they’re questions that are worth revisiting often if we want to guard our hearts well.

I would encourage you to carve out some time today and really give some thought to each of these questions. If you want to write out your answers, you can. If you’re a fan of journaling, this is a great thing to write out in your journal.

But regardless of how you get your answers out, think through these questions, and as you do, ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you whatever it is He wants you to know. Ask Him to give you discernment, wisdom, and clarity as you meditate on these questions. And above all, ask Him to use this time as a means of guarding your heart, because remember, everything you do flows from it.

10 Questions For Examining Your Life

1. What disappointments has God allowed in your life? How have these affected the way you view Him? The way you love Him?

2. In what ways would you want God to be different from who He is? Why?

3. In what ways do you least reflect the image and likeness of God?

4. How could you improve what you offer in your working (or academic) life? How can you better order your life so that you complete your work (or school work) and preserve time for God and for other relationships God has entrusted to you?

5. Who has God placed in a position of authority in your life? What are they saying to you? How are you responding?

6. With whom are you most angry and frustrated at this time? Is there someone with whom you are looking to get even? Are you harboring resentment in your heart?

7. What are you waiting on right now? How are you handling the waiting process?

8. How can you take less and give more?

9. What has God trusted to you? How are you stewarding those things?

10. What are the greatest desires of your heart right now? How do these relate to God’s purpose in your life?