The Dashboard Lights

Are any warning lights flashing on your dashboard? I am referring not to your vehicle’s dashboard, but rather, to the lights that inform you when you need servicing. It could be physical. Emotional. Relational. Financial. Spiritual. Whatever it is, there are usually warning signs that are often ignored. Usually when we ignore the flashing lights, what could have simply been a tune-up ends up requiring a major overhaul.  

While the Meat Loaf song claims that there is “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” that is not always the case. The lights flashing on the dashboard usually indicate something is amiss.  

Even if the odometer does not reflect high mileage does your body have more rust than paint? Is your engine making a weird noise? Do your tires have very little tread left Do your brakes squeak? Do you need to use your high beams because the road ahead has low visibility? Basically, what I am asking — are you tired, your body feeling frail, your soul feeling empty, your nerves on edge, your future uncertain?

If today you are in need of strength and endurance, guidance and direction, peace and calm, click your heels three times and repeatedly say: “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you” (Psalm 56:3).

Note — it is perfectly okay to replace “afraid” in the above verse with whatever your specific need(s) is.

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