Crossroads - Lesson 19 | Casey Orchard CR

CROSSROADS Principle 7: Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow Hiswill.     Step 10: We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! 1 Corinthians 10:12 (NIV)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Take time to do a personal inventory   1. The what: "We continued to take personal inventory . . ." Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord. (Lamentations 3:40 NIV)     Evaluate the good and the bad parts of our day 2. The why: ". . . and when we were wrong . . ." If we say that we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth . . . we are lying and calling God a liar, for he says we have sinned."(1 John 1:8–10 TLB)     Need to admit our wrongs promptly 3. The then what: ". . . and promptly admitted it." "This is how I want you to conduct yourself in these matters. If you enter our place of worship and, about to make an offering, you suddenly remember a grudgea friend has against you, abandon your offering, leave immediately, go to this friend and make things right. Then and only then, come back and work thingsout with God." (Matthew 5:23–24 MSG)