How do we judge our Christian Walk

I thought this had some helpful insight on the way we think about our spiritual life. It was written by Rob Sturdy, pastor of Trinity Church in Myrtle Beach. -- Russ

Many judge the quality of their spiritual life by three things. First, people judge their spiritual life by how they feel. Do you feel spiritual? Do you feel the presence of God? Second, people judge their spiritual life by the quality of their life. Am I becoming a better person? Am I happier? More content? And finally, people will judge their spiritual life by the vibrancy of their faith. Do I believe strongly enough? These are helpful questions to ask and I would encourage you to ask them frequently. But there is more to the spiritual life than these things. To ask these questions is not a journey to understand God but a journey to understand yourself. How do I feel? What do I believe? Am I becoming a better person? You’ll quickly notice the answers to these questions have very little to do with God. You’ll also quickly notice that if you ask these questions frequently enough, you’ll learn that there are days when you don’t feel spiritual. You’ll recognize that there are days when you’re not a good person at all. You’ll even have days when you wonder if there is a God at all! What is the solution then? We need something that is (a) outside of ourselves and (b) unchanging. Enter Christ . Rather than asking how strong is my belief we ask “how strong is Christ’s faith?” Rather than asking “am I a good person?” we ask “is Christ a good person?” And you’ll notice that unlike your answer to these questions, Christ’s answer doesn’t change. In short, if we base our spiritual life on Christ rather than ourselves we’ll have something quite special, that being confidence and assurance in our relationship with God.