Check Engine

We bought a car for Eli in August and the check engine light is on. Just recently Rhonda came in and said a strange warning light is on in the van. Yep, the check engine light. Rhonda came in another day after driving my car, you guessed it--check engine.

I was not feeling well yesterday. My heart was racing so I went to the Doctor. As I was laying there getting an EKG I thought to myself, "My check engine light is on." I'm fine, just have what they are calling "lone atrial fibrillation." It stopped on it's own. I did not have to get shocked to put my heart back into rhythm which was a possibility. I actually thought about doing it myself with a fork and an electrical socket. When I joked with the doctor about it he said it may have worked, but was not in favor of it.

Anyway, with all the check engine lights on in my life it got me thinking. When a check engine light comes on you have to do a diagnostic test to find out what is wrong. What about our spiritual life? Is your walk with God somewhat stalled? Would you say that your check engine light is on? What does a diagnostic test look like for your spiritual walk with God?

Maybe you need to spend some quiet time reflecting on your relationship with God. Maybe you need to sit down with a friend you trust and can share anything with to coach you through your evaluation. Maybe your doing well with your faith.

Here is what Paul tells followers in 2 Corinthians 13:5, "Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize Christ Jesus is in you--unless, of course, you fail the test."