-Check Up-

Got the flu shot today. Not particularly because I tend to get a nasty flu each winter, but just to prevent it. I got a physical with cbc etc. Again, not because I have any particular health problem, but rather to get healthier. A check-up if you will. It was great to find out that, aside from a few unwanted pounds, I’m fairly healthy. Nothing a little more exercise & better eating patterns can’t correct.

Never hurts to take care of health needs, what with the rise in disease & health issues, not to mention the cost. I try to take care because I am in contact with a great many people & don’t want to particularly pass on in unwanted germs or ‘critters’ to others! I’d also like to be around for my wife & son.

While we are in flu zone, there are a few things to pay attention of. Watch doorknobs & remote controls, as they are the harbingers of germs! Grab a knob or a control & then wipe your eyes & ‘voila’: a nasty cold comes callin’.

Hope your health is holding out. Apart from your physical health, how’s your spiritual health doing? While I had to have a few things examined & questions addressed about my body, my spirit needs some ‘soul-searching’ regularly.
Here’s a few questions to ponder:

1. Do I have a vibrant relationship with God & is Jesus special to me?

2. Am I closer to God than I was last year?

3. Do I talk with God daily or is there anything in my life that is keeping me from praying?

4. Do I regularly read the bible, God’s love letter to me? (tons of translations to choose from-just ask me about them!)

5. Do I try to live out my faith & help others?

6. Do I attend a worship service to fellowship with believers & grow in my faith?

7. Do I give back to God as He has given to me?

Those are simply a few questions you might ask & try to honestly answer to have a simple spiritual ‘check-up.’ There are many things to work on in our spiritual life & regularly assess.

"We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check." James 3:2 NIV

I encourage you to check your spiritual health, but also your spiritual health.

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