Follow me?

In thinking about Paul’s invitation, “Follow me as I follow Christ”, I had to ask myself would I feel comfortable saying likewise.  Or would I find things in my life that would reflect that I’m not walking as closely as I should?
 

• Am I following Christ?
• If so…in what ways is that evident in my life?
• How’s my prayer life?
• Do I pray without ceasing?
• When I tell someone I’ll pray…do I?
• Do I pray believing God and trusting His character?
• Do I daily read and study God’s word?
• Do I apply it to my life?
• How do I respond when the Holy Spirit convicts me of sin?
• Am I quick to listen?
• Am I quick to yield to the Lord’s leading and prompting?
• Do I say Thy will be done and really mean it?
• By the power of the Holy Spirit, am I increasing in my holiness?
• Do I daily display the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control?
• Am I taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ?
• Do I hide God’s word in my heart so that I might not sin against Him?
• Do I put a guard over my eyes, ears, heart and mouth?
• Is my love patient, kind, trusting, humble, longsuffering, not easily provoked?
• Do I bear all things, believe all things, hope and endure all things?
• Do I speak the truth in love, not like a clanging cymbal?
• Do I hunger and thirst after righteousness?
• Do I seek to do my Father’s will?
• Do I put others first?
• Do I love God with all my heart, mind, soul and strength?
• Do I seek to be upright and blameless before God?
• Do I keep short accounts with God?
• Can people tell I am a Christian without me having to tell them? 
• Am I prepared to give an answer for the hope that lies within me?
• Do I really believe that without Christ, people will perish and spend eternity in hell?
• Am I broken over the thought that someone will go to hell forever?
• Am I humble or do I think more highly of myself than I ought to?
• When I look at my schedule or checkbook what do they say about my priorities?
• What’s first in my life?
• Am I dying to self daily?
• Can I say it’s not I who lives, but Christ who lives in me?

 
Would I feel comfortable issuing the same invitation that Paul said, “Follow me as I follow Christ.”?  If not, why not?  If not now, when?