1. You are the most fascinating person you know.
2. You find yourself thinking alot about and being hurt often by the way someone looked at you or the tone someone used when they were talking to you.
3. People seem afraid to tell you that you are wrong.
4. You often say to yourself, 'if only people just did what I want…'
5. You find yourself complaining about other people often..
6. You hate it when people are better at something than you.
7. You are often bored when other people are talking to you.
8. You rarely say 'I don't know' or 'I'll have to think about that' when someone asks you a question.
9. You find yourself wishing more people noticed you.
10. You often say to yourself, 'I just don't understand how any could be that dumb.'
11. Even though the person you are listening to may be godly and may be well-trained in the Scripture and even though what he is saying may be biblical, you just don't get much out of his messages.
12. You can't think of more than two or three ways you need to change.
13. You are a gossip.
14. You can't remember the last time you repented.
15. People annoy you. Alot.
Any more ideas?
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May 10, 2006 at 3:33 pm
Marli
Oops!
i guess all of us are struggling with this in some way or another, some people juz in a worse degree than other…
But how awesome it is to think that God is exactly the opposite! what a great role model to have!
Regards
M
May 11, 2006 at 1:56 pm
Chris
1. Your first response in a conflict is to become defensive, make excuses for your actions, and blameshift.
2. You are quick to point out what you interpret as wrong in a situation without first finding out the facts.
3. You are quick to tell someone how wrong they are instead of thinking about how to communicate in a way that is best for the other person.
4. You can’t remember the last time that you prayed but instead reasoned through a situation according to your own thinking.
5. The focus on your conversations is mainly on your achievements, desires, and goals in order to get the approval of others.
6. You are focused on defending what you think is right (this most likely translates to using your speech to try to get what you want) at the expense of the needs of others.
7. You see all of the wicked things on TV and say that I would never do that.
8. You sin or make a foolish error or are forgetful about something and say, “I can’t believe that I did that”.
9. When someone consistently sins against you, you respond harshly because you think that you are justified to do so because they just have not learned to treat you right.
10. Most of what you say is negative and complaining instead of positive and thankful.
11. You are not humbled daily by what Jesus has done for you on the cross but instead go about your day as if you are in control of it and your agenda.
12. You do not actively participate in the prayers, singing, and preaching by thinking carefully about what is being said during a worship service and what God want’s you to do in response to the teaching.
13. You focus on how to stop a person from doing what they are doing that annoys you in a conflict instead of focusing on your part of the problem first and using your words to build them up.
May 11, 2006 at 2:03 pm
themacks
Wow, Chris.
Helpful. Really helpful.
Thanks.