Mind yourself

 

For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward. – 2 John 7-8

 

It is sad to have to say that we must always be on guard. There are many deceivers out there who will try to destroy our faith and destroy our churches.

 

The first ones that we need to look after are ourselves. Why? Because is we don’t look out for ourselves, we can’t look out for others. It is kind of like the oxygen masks on a plane when they tell us that in case of an emergency we put on our own masks and then tend to our children or others who may need our help.

A common saying here among friends when departing is ‘mind yourself.’  It’s just a reminder to watch out for yourself and take good care of yourself.

 

We have a spiritual as well as a physical responsibility to do that. We must be ready to help others when they struggle, but we can’t do that unless we are minding ourselves first.