"Hey, how are you doing?"

"Well, I'm doing great! How about yourself?"

"Couldn't be better!"

Funny—we live in a superficial age; some of the phrases we use are clichŽs. We say them to be pleasant. But as Christians, we need to ask ourselves: How am I really doing?

1. Did I awake spiritual, in a happy prayerful attitude, and was I watchful to keep my mind from wandering this morning?

2. Have I this day kept my mind clean, my thoughts and contemplations on "the things above," in a continuous happy, positive, prayerful attitude?

3. Have I partaken three times today of spiritual food, by submissive Bible study and earnest prayer alone with God? Have I grown closer to God? Have I grown today in grace and knowledge?

4. Have I walked by faith, asking God for wisdom and guidance in all things, committing every little problem to Him, trusting Him with it?

5. Have I exercised self-discipline, denying impulse, doing what God's Word shows I ought to do instead of what I wanted to do?

6. Was my speech and conversation today kind, cheerful, soft?

7. Have I exercised patience today? Have I been charitable toward others, showing tolerance and love, or resentment, jealously, anger?

8. Have I, while putting spiritual interests first, been diligent in performing regular material duties today, doing my very best?

9. Have I made the most of my time, or have I been weakened by unwatchfulness?

10. What have I done for God's work and for others? Have I spent anything today to please self that might have been saved for God's cause?

These 10 daily questions were taken from an old coworker bulletin of the Radio Church of God (published by the late Herbert W. Armstrong), dated Feb. 14, 1941—over 64 years ago! But the questions remain as practical and as timeless as ever.

Daniel Roy Macaraeg

Davao City, Philippines, congregation