Before we examine somebody else, discipleship requires us to examine ourselves.

Our actions can look right while our motives are completely wrong.

Before you speak, correct, serve, post, confront, or make a decision, ask:

1. Why am I doing this?
Proverbs 16:2

Is this obedience—or ego?

2. Am I seeking God’s approval or people’s approval?
Galatians 1:10

People-pleasing can look like kindness while still being rooted in fear.

3. Do I want restoration or revenge?
Galatians 6:1

Correction should help restore someone, not punish them.

4. Would I still do this if nobody knew about it?
Matthew 6:1–4

Sometimes recognition reveals what was really driving us.

5. Can God tell me I’m wrong?
Psalm 139:23–24

A surrendered heart gives God permission to examine what we cannot see ourselves.

The question isn’t only:

“Is what I’m doing right?”

Ask:

“What is producing it?”

Because God doesn’t only deal with behavior.

He deals with the heart underneath it.

Read More: 

What did Jesus mean when He said, You’ll know them by their fruit?

Deconstruction Is Not the Enemy—False Foundations Are

You’ll Know Them by Their Fruit: How God Taught Me What Discipleship Actually Looks Like

How to Love Your Enemies Without Pretending They Didn’t Hurt You

What if our mandate isn’t to convince people God is real?

Explore the Discipleship Pathway under the Discipleship Hub to assess your heart posture toward God, examine what may be shaping how you relate to Him, and deepen your intimacy with God—not only as Creator, but as Father.