Heed the signs

The new Hillview Station is being built right at The Salvation Army Praisehaven doorstep. They are tunnelling even under the building and there are times when I feel the building shake. Come 2015 anyone coming to visit us need just take the train to Hillview Station. You exit from the station and there right before you is The William Booth Corps. We live on the 4th floor.

In the meantime we have to put up with inconveniences. However there are warning signs and direction signs everywhere. Signs along the roadway point to the dangers that lie ahead. Only a fool ignores the signs for to do so can lead to accidents, injury or even death. Wise people heed signs.

There are warning signs that our bodies give us from time to time. Pain, tenderness and fatigue are all indications that there are problems in the body. To ignore those signs can lead to serious illness or death.

There are warning signs that our minds send out when there is a problem. Feelings of sadness, of hopelessness, of anxiety and other unwarranted feelings are signs that tell us something is not right. To ignore those warning signs can lead to far serious mental issues.

Then, there are spiritual warning signs. There are times when we slack up in our commitment to the Lord. Attendance at church becomes a bore. There is lack of desire to read God’s word or to spend time communing with God. There are times when we harbour bitterness or resentment. We hold on to hurts and hard feelings toward others and unwilling to forgive. We want to hit back. There are times when we flirt with sin. We mess around in areas where we have no business being. When we ignore these warning signs, and there are many more we could mention, we are heading for spiritual shipwreck.

Heed the signs. God is preparing something good for you and me and if we follow His directions and we can be assured of eternal reward. When the time comes, our Jesus will come for us. We shall exit with Him not at Hillview Station but at our heavenly Home to live with Him forever.