Yesterday, I came across a recent article by Donald Whitney called “31 Questions to Ask for a More Christ-Centered 2024.” Is it too late to make a New Year’s Resolution?

I love lists like this, and though it’s unlikely I’ll get all the way through a list of this size, these questions offer food for thought and great conversation starters. A few of the questions include:

• What is the single biggest time-waster in your life, and what will you do about it this year?
• What is the most helpful new way you could strengthen your church?
• For whose salvation will you pray most fervently this year?
• What’s the most important way you will, by God’s grace, try to make this year different from last year?
• What one thing could you do to improve your prayer life this year?

We live in a day and age that lacks reflection. Part of it is simply how busy, distracted, and media-dependent we’ve become. People are self-conscious, but I don’t know that we’re good at getting below the surface. Questions like this help us slow down and ponder the deeper things of life.

Something I’m doing personally to improve my prayer life is writing more in my prayer journal and updating the list of people active in all my ministries (Ministerial Staff, Bible Study Community, Welcome Team, BSC Directors) so I can more consistently remember to pray for specific people.

To see Dr. Whitney’s full set of questions, click here. What is one area you’d like to grow in 2024?