Check Ins - They're Important - And Easy!

Being sick yesterday, I neglected to post a new blog on here. This is somewhat disheartening since it as been less than a week since I started my "One Blog a Day" journey and I have already failed. But to make myself feel better and to justify continuing, I am going to post twice today and call it even. I'd like to discuss the importance of regular "check-ins." As Christians we often find ourselves under attack from Satan's nefarious devices. Whether it's pride, lust, jealousy or whatever else, a day doesn't go by when we are tempted to disobey God and do what we think is best. Because this struggle is constant it is important to constantly be checking in with your brothers and sisters in Christ. Sometimes we only get that "check-in" feeling on Sundays when we're at church and so Tuesday morning we feel like, "Well that's a long ways off, I can get away with this." But if I know that someone is going to be asking me how I am doing at any moment, I feel less inclined to do something stupid. God has used spontaneous texts, phone calls and emails to get my attention just when I was about to screw up and they have proven to be an invaluable asset in the war against sin. So, I exhort you to contact people as often as you think about them through your preferred channel of communication. In our modern world there is certainly no shortage and it is unlikely for someone to go an entire day out of range of communication (at the very least you could send a messenger pigeon). Please give this a try, it has helped me and I hope it will help others as well. Stay tuned for my second post, coming later today.