Warning Signs

Warning signs, not the kind we see on the highways, the kind we use to monitor our health. You know what I am talking about. Most of us are aware of the warning signs for high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, and even certain kinds of cancers. It is important for us to not only be able to recognize the signs, but to know what to do to get help. Getting help could mean the difference between life and death. Oh, we are so educated about our health and that is a good thing.

Unfortunately, there is another kind of warning signs that we don't pay as much attention to. It is the kind that we use to monitor our spiritual health. If we are indifferent to the needs of people around us, if their suffering doesn't affect us, that is a warning sign. If the injustices of this world don't disturb us, that is a warning sign. If it doesn't break our hearts to hear about a child being victimized in the commercial sex trade, that is a warning sign. The sad thing is, we may be spiritually dead and not even know it! The good news is, now that we know the signs, we can get help. We can pray about our spiritual condition, ask God to break our hearts for those who are helpless, he will, and we will never be the same again, and that is a very good thing.