Aids to the Confession of Sin

Taken from Prayer, by Tim Keller (p 218-19)


Have I looked down on anyone?
Have I been too stung by criticism?
Have I felt snubbed or ignored?
Have I avoided people or tasks that I know I should face?
Have I been anxious or worried?
Have I failed to be circumspect?
Have I been rash or impulsive?
Have I spoken or thought unkindly of anyone?
Am I justifying myself by caricaturing someone else in my mind?
Have I been impatient and irritable?
Have I been self-absorbed?
Have I been indifferent and inattentive to people?
Am I doing what I do for God's glory?
Am I being driven by fears?
Am I being driven by need for approval?
Am I being driven by love of comfort and ease?
Am I being driven by need for control?
Am I hungry for acclaim or power?
Am I being driven by a fear of others?
Am I looking at anybody with envy?
Am I giving in to even the first motion of sexual lust or gluttony?
Am I spending my time on urgent things rather than important things because of inordinate desires?