At the end of the day (just before retiring at night or in the morning before getting caught up in the new day), take five minutes or so to reflect on the last twenty-four hours, asking God to search you and know you and help you know you. Review each aspect of your day, each interpersonal interaction, each inner thought pattern and outer response as though someone had filmed the whole thing. As you do, ask God to show you where you fell short of Christlikeness—where you fell short of God’s created purpose for you to be a compassionate person “whose relationships are characterized by
