Think About It

The other day we had some problems with our email account and I ended up having to change my password.While that sounds rather easy, since I have email on several devices it ended up taking several steps to get everything synched.As I thought through this process I got to thinking about how we go through a lot of effort to keep our private things private and secure.We live in a dangerous world where our well-being is at risk and we have to be on top of our game to make sure we are protected. Do we take as much effort to protect our hearts and minds as we do to protect our email, documents and bank accounts?When we encounter immorality, hatred, greed and discouragement we put our spiritual selves at risk.We have to be as vigilant in protecting our spirit as we do our stuff.When Jesus prepared His disciples for some impending challenges He warned them, “Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that d…