"AN EXAMINATION OF MY INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR BEING"

Teaching Delivered Through

Frances Marie Klug

April 1, 1988

“MY PRINCIPLES

What part of my life demands or reflects my principles?

Is my integrity always based on sound moral ethics?

Am I fair in my judgments of others?

MY RESPONSIBILITIES

Am I fully aware of my personal, social, vocation and Spiritual responsibilities?

Do I share in all family responsibilities?

In my specific vocation, do I shirk my responsibilities or shoulder them maturely?

MY CONDUCT

What constitutes my conduct in all phases of my life?

Do others consider my personality, nature and habits as my expression of my conduct?

Am I respectful to all people?

Am I sincere?

Am I sound moral example in what I do, I say, or what I represent?

MY SELF-ESTEEM

What does my self-esteem consist of?

Do I understand what self-esteem should be to my interaction with other people, my work, my social life?

Do I recognize self-esteem as a means and way to express the dignity I feel in God’s Meaning for human behavior, not an egotistical expression of self-love?

MY HABITS

Besides my necessary ritual or habits for my personal appearance and health, just what habits do I exhibit to others that are pleasant or offensive?

Am I polite?

Am I moral?

Am I humble?

Am I rude?

Am I obnoxious?

Am I critical?

Am I abrasive?

MY MOTIVES

Why do I do things that others can determine my motive to be selfish, charitable, greedy, lustful, ambitious, foolish, or pompous?

Do I understand my motives and where they are headed?

Can I sincerely say that my motives are based on how God intended a Christian to live?

Do I always keep before me God’s Ten Commandments, and use Them as a criteria for my motives?

MY EMOTIONS

Do I control my emotions, so they are not belittling to others, unkind, offensive, unreasonably demanding?

Do I see and use my emotions as a way to express concern, sincerity, hope, help, understanding?

MY SCRUPLES

Do scruples have a very deep impact on my mental, physical, psychological, social and Spiritual actions?

Do I recognize scruples as a negative feeling or action, casting doubt rather than a sound balance to what I know is best for some situations, some sound purposes, or positive fulfilling moral actions?

MY GOAL(S)

Are my goals directed to results that are for the benefit of my Soul first, then for physical, monetary, mental and moral success?

MY VALUES

Do I recognize the real worth of my life?

Do I see sound values in my actions, attitude, daily living and daily decisions?

Do I understand the importance of values in my ideals, customs and interests?

MY STANDARDS

Do I set stable standards in my actions?

Do I initiate a set of moral standards for everyone but myself?

MY PREOCCUPATIONS

Am I preoccupied by pure thoughts, impure thoughts, fantasies?

Am I absorbed in thoughts that cause me to not listen to what others say?

MY CODE OF ETHICS

Am I always conscious of my decisions of right or wrong in the standards I set for my way of life?

Do I see the impact of my moral conduct on other people, and do I strive for a moral code of ethics in all I do?

MY PERSONALITY

Am I expressive, outgoing in my personality or do I tend to withdraw and be disinterested in what others are saying or doing?

Do I understand that my personality is an outward sign of how I feel about many things?

Do I use my personality to the advantage of being good example to others?

MY FEARS

How do my reactions to my fears affect the lives of others?

Are my fears justified?

Are my fears expressions of self-centeredness?

Are my fears conquered by me so they will not destroy me?

MY TIME

Do I ever thank God for my time?

Do I use my time well?

MY STUBBORNNESS

Am I obstinate just for the sake of argument?

Am I difficult to be with? Why?

Do I realize my faults that are offensive to others?

MY UNDERSTANDING

Do I comprehend what others are sincerely trying to tell me or to accomplish?

Do I take the time to understand when it is proper to do?

MY ARGUMENTATIVENESS

Do I enjoy arguing?

Why?

Is it self-satisfying?

Is it based on my own insecurity?

Is it based on my ego?

MY PATIENCE

Do I practice self-control?

Do I try to hold my anger back when others act unfair or do not do what they’re supposed to do?

MY HEALTH

Am I more concerned with my physical health than I am with my Spiritual health?

MY MORAL VIEWS

Do I look at moral issues with leaning toward compromise or strength in pursuing soundness in my moral perception of people, things, situations and decisions?

MY SELF-CENTEREDNESS

Am I selfish?

MY ATTITUDE

How do I look at my attitude?

Is it pernicious?

Is it agreeable?

Is it caring?

MY CRITICISMS

Am I in the habit of finding fault with other people on subjects pertaining to clothes, work habits, how they spend their money, their choice in friends, or any other choice others make that would be different than mine?

MY STABILITY

Do I have the stability to see what is essential to arrive at a solution to matters that are good, sound and productive?

MY VULNERABILITY

Do I leave myself wide open to become victimized by others who are immoral?

Do I guard myself against getting involved in immorality of any kind or degree?

MY GOSSIP

Do I engage heavily in idle talk?

Do I lie about other people?

Do I abuse the character of people so I will look important?

MY TEMPTATIONS

Am I easily led into wrongdoing?

Do I act oblivious to what any temptation, large or small, can do to my character, my reputation, my Soul?”

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