Take Care

February 13, 2008

Lar,

I wanted to make explicit something I mentioned in a post the other day. As you might recall, I mentioned that at some point last month, I knew my body needed some rest, but just kept pushing through rather than saying something about it. There were warning signs before injury, but I didn’t give them the proper respect they deserved. I didn’t take care. I wasn’t on guard. I didn’t properly listen. I failed to stay awake.

Those last four terms are found quite often in the Bible. “Take care.” “Be on your guard.” “Listen.” “Stay awake.” At least one reason for the consistency of such commands is surely the fact that it is our inclination to fall asleep, our inclination to relax, the hit the cruise-control, until, that is, we find ourselves in some sort of accident.

The lesson we must learn or, to be more accurate, must be learning, then, is to take notice of various spiritual warning signs. Of course, we don’t want to become overly introspective, however, introspection still has its place. And maybe the first business of introspection is to take note of whether or not we are looking in too much, that is, whether or not we are being too introspective. For oftentimes our ‘falling asleep’ involves a failure to look up towards God and out towards others. Because of our sinful inclination towards self, being on guard means vehemently opposing the inclination to care only about ourselves.

That being said, however, it is still worth pointing out that we should take note of various personal warning signs. Are we growing impatient with particular people? Do we lack diligence? Do we find ourselves saying more negative things than positive? Well then, let us stop things right now before we get injured! Let us guard ourselves from further injury through repentance and faith or, at least, the fueling of our faith.

More could be said, and it could probably be said better, but I trust everyone gets the point. It’s nothing new, but I definitely need to hear (and write) what I already know. And I trust I am not alone.

Taking care with you,

Joe

Posted by Joe | Filed Under Random Musings, Seeking Him 

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