1 Timothy 5:13 (Amplified Bible)
13Moreover, as they go about from house to house, they learn to be idlers, and not only idlers, but gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not say and talking of things they should not mention.
Time for a tune-up.....
A few years back my ex was deployed for a year overseas. He had asked me to keep his car in the driveway, start it once or twice a month, and take it for a drive around the block to keep it running. I agreed and all was well until his cousin borrowed the car after 3 months. When he returned it was on a flat tire. I wasn't going to go through the hassle of fixing it so I just let it sit idle for the next 9 months.....what harm would it do?
Well, upon his return I decided to give it a quick start and drive around the block, and to my surprise the automatic door unlock didn't even work. I was so scared. I thought his car was completely gone. Nothing worked. The car didn't make one sound when I attempted to turn the key. I couldn't get the lights to come on, or a tune out of the radio.
Needless to say, when he got back, he had to do ALOT of work to his car. His car hadn't had an oil change, tire rotation, fluid check, nothing. Fortunately, there wasn't as much damage to the car as I had originally imagined in my head, but doing nothing at all was just as harmful to the car as being in an accident. Plus, the cost would have been a lot less had I maintained it throughout the year.
Our spiritual lives operate the same way. We can't get saved one Sunday morning after service and then just sit idle. We have to make sure we are checking our fluids, rotating our tires, and getting regular maintenance done on our walks with Christ. It is just as dangerous for us to sit and do nothing, than to be out with Satan.
Today let's take our souls in for a spiritual check-up. God is the greatest mechanic and a touch from him will transform you from a junker to a keeper. No need to lie to God about the problem, He already knows what’s under the hood.
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