The Whitewashed-Tomb Syndrome

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by Rhoni

2. A love of praise. Do you have a secret fondness to be noticed? Do you draw attention to yourself in conversation? Does your ego swell when you have the opportunity to speak or pray for others?

[rrford]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Ditto.

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by Rhoni

3. A touchy spirit. Do you cover up irritiability or impatience by calling it nervousness or holy indignation? Do you have a touchy spirit, a tendency to resent and retaliatewhen reproved or contradicted? Do you throw sharp words at others?

[Rhoni]

4. A willful attitude. Do you show a stubborn, unteachable spirit? Do you like to argue? Are you harsh, sarcastic, driving, or demanding? Do you come across as unyielding or headstrong? Do you tend to criticize and pick flaws when you are ignored or decisions don't go your way? Do you love to be coaxed and humored?

[Rhoni]

5. A fearful heart. Does fear of what others think cause you to shrink from duty or compromise your principles? Are you afraid your commitment to righteousness will cause some prominent person to think less of you?

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by Rhoni

4. A willful attitude. Do you show a stubborn, unteachable spirit? Do you like to argue? Are you harsh, sarcastic, driving, or demanding? Do you come across as unyielding or headstrong? Do you tend to criticize and pick flaws when you are ignored or decisions don't go your way? Do you love to be coaxed and humored?

Oh.. I know who this one is.

[Rhoni]

6. A jealous mind. Do you hide a spirit of envy in your heart? Do you harbor an unplesnat sensation in view of the prosperity and success of another? When someone is more talented or appreciated than you, are you tempted to speak of his faults rather than his virtues?

[Rhoni]

7. A dishonest disposition. Do you evade or cover the truth? Do you hide or minimize your real faults and attempt to leave a better impression of yourself than is strictly true? Do you show false humility or exaggerate, straining the truth? Do you show one face to one person and the opposite to another?

[Rhoni]

8. A lack of faith. Are you easily discouraged in times of pressure or opposition? Do you lack quiet confidence and settled trust in God? Do you worry or complain in the midst of pain, poverty, or trials that God allows? Are you overly anxious about whether situations will turn out all right?

[Rhoni]

9. A wandering eye. Do you entertain lustful stirrings, showing undue affection and familiarity to those fo the oposite sex? Do you act out sexually and dwell on romantic fantasies?