Scriptural test - Has God already spoken it about it in His Word? 2 Timothey 3: 16 All Scripture is [a]inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for [b]rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness
Secrecy test - Would it bother me if everyone knew this was my choice? Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.
Survey test - What if everyone followed my example? 1 Timothy 4 12 Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity, show yourself an example [a]of those who believe.
Spiritual test - Am i being people pressured or Spirit led? Galatians 1: 10 For am I now seeking the favor of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.. (LIKE PETRA - GODPLEASER SONG)
Stumbling test - Could this cause another person to stumble? Romans 14: 21 It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother or sister stumbles.
Serenity test - Have I prayed and received peace about this decision? Philippians 4: 6-7 Do not [a]be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all [b]comprehension, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Sanctification test - Will this keep me from growing in the character of Christ? 2 Corinthians 3: 18 But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.
Supreme test - Does this glorify God? 1 Corinthians 10: 31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all things for the glory of God.
