Time for a Spiritual Checkup
by Gloria Copeland
Getting regular checkups is a good idea. Ken and I make a habit of it. Even though we’re extremely healthy, full of energy and feeling good, we go to the doctor for routine exams because it’s a wise thing to do. It helps us make sure that physically we’re staying on track.
Spiritually, we follow much the same protocol. Even when everything in our lives is going fine, we check up on our faith on a regular basis. We don’t wait until some major problem arises and then rush around trying to find our Bibles. We spend time in the Word daily, and routinely examine ourselves in light of it to make sure we’re walking by faith in every area of our lives.
It’s a practice I highly recommend. In fact, I’d go so far as to say it’s essential for every believer who wants to stay on track.
That’s not just my opinion. Second Corinthians 13:5 confirms it. It says to all of us: “Examine and test and evaluate your own selves to see whether you are holding to your faith and showing the proper fruits of it” ("The Amplified Bible").
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