In defining the purpose of Opiso we acknowledge a tension that exists in the spiritual growth process: “Rock solid truths are in the Scriptures, but people need time, space and a process to integrate them into their lives.”  A seeker/new believer recently shared with me how someone had trespassed the “need time, space and a process” part of the equation and had forced him in a direction in which he was not ready to go (yet?). He had a great metaphor for this; he felt like he was being spiritually tailgated.

We all know what it feels like to be tailgated. You are not in a particular hurry, you’re minding your own business, enjoying the process of going from one place to the next when, all the sudden, someone is on your tail and driving hard. You can see him right there in the rear view mirror. You can see the bugs on his windshield, even the plaque on the teeth of his grimacing smile. Now your drive has completely changed. What was a joyful journey of discovery has suddenly become a tense and defensive competition.

The same thing happens in the spiritual realm. People need space, time and a process to develop their beliefs. In the end, the beliefs we discuss have to become theirs for there to be anything of substance taking place. Hearing about what someone else believes is an important part of the process but it is not the end goal. When people substitute other’s beliefs for theirs without personalizing them, the result is a fragile faith and inevitable problems down the road.

If you feel like someone is tailgating, a simple phrase will suffice. “Hey, I’m really enjoying our discussion but I’m not ready to tackle that issue yet. Can we come back to it another time?” If you are tailgating, back off! Remember how long it has taken you to put together the pieces of your belief system (and how far you still have to go!).

Some tailgater will object, “shouldn’t we just boldly declare what we believe?” Absolutely. There are moments when “the thing” needs to be said. In my latest conversation with this particular friend, we tackled one of the toughest issues around. I didn’t hold back. But in God’s orchestration, the timing was right. Helping each other find and follow Jesus requires that we remain sensitive to the space, time and process that each person needs.

I recently made friends with a Christian in a distant country (aren’t e-mail and Skype terrific?!), and in the course of our friendship she asked for prayer for some members of her extended family, because they were in the midst of a family crisis. So I began a period of earnest prayer for her and for them, and we were both rather amazed, after a few months, to see the Lord answer these prayers most expansively. The Holy Spirit moved more broadly in her family than anyone had expected, and in fact His work among them is still ongoing and rich.

Her family members were of course most grateful for the Lord’s salvation as He called them to Himself, and as He showed Himself in power among them. But they were also grateful that a Christian brother in a distant land– a man they had never even met, and who had no other connection with them– had been praying faithfully for them. Their gratitude expressed itself in a most natural way: they began praying for me, and for my own church. Isn’t this marvelous?

They were aware that there was no way they could repay the Lord Jesus for His grace revealed in and among them, and they were also aware that they couldn’t (and possibly even shouldn’t) try to repay me in any tangible way. But their gratitude had to be expressed, and so they expressed it in a way that they had come to learn was real and was effective: they lifted up my church before the throne of grace, in prayer for us. And, by the design of the Holy Spirit in building His Church, this was now an instance of the Body of Christ causing ‘the growth of the Body for the building up of itself in love’ (Eph. 4:16).

Have you ever thought about prayer as an expression of love? Have you thought of intercessory prayer for friends and family who are distant as a means of asking the Lord to watch over them and shield them with His love, because you yourself are prevented from doing so because of geography or other complications? If you are prone to episodes of unrequited love (or even just ‘unrequited like’), have you considered that one way to show your love for that person who is at an emotional distance is to pray for them, for their well-being, and for the Lord’s blessing upon them? And in fact, if it is indeed love that you have for this person, there is absolutely no better way to love them truly and biblically than to pray for them. (For those reading this who are perhaps curious, yes, I do have a lot of experience in this!– more’s the pity.)

Prayer is an absolutely marvelous way to express your love, because you are seeking the Lord’s best for that person. As you grow in your own prayer-life and in your understanding of intercessory prayer, in fact you will find yourself increasingly praying not just for temporal things for them but eternal things. As a result, because our God is alive and answers prayer, you will be a factor in changing Eternity. Wow!!

One of my closest friends has said that he attributes the spiritual health of his three children to the fact that, as I was significantly involved in their upbringing when they were young, I was praying for them frequently and fervently. They are now all adults (the youngest turned 21 just days ago), and they are marvelous, marvelous human beings, with real and deepening relationships with the Lord and with His people.

Is there someone for whom you care but are prevented from showing them love? Pray for them, and allow yourself to be a channel of true love for them.

But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition. For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. But you know of his proven worth that he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel like a child serving his father. Therefore I hope to send him immediately, as soon as I see how things go with me. —Phil. 2:19–23.

The Apostle Paul says something very commendable and laudatory about his protégé and fellow-worker Timothy, where he describes Timothy as seeking after the interests of Christ. Think about that phrase: can there be a higher compliment? Can this be said truly of you? Of me? (And isn’t this reminiscent of another young man of God, King David, a man after God’s own heart?)

What would it look like to see a person seeking after the interests of Christ? Well, chief among Christ’s interests is the salvation of men, women, and children — “so that whoever believes in Him may not perish, but have eternal life” — and so a person seeking Christ’s interests will be doing what he or she can to bring this about, whether it’s praying earnestly, or sharing with friends and family the Good News about forgiveness of sins, or supporting missionaries whether financially or by laboring in prayer for them. In fact, a Christian may be so taken up with Christ’s interests that, like the Apostle Paul, he or she may grieve deeply over the state of those who are outside of Christ (Rom. 9:1–5; also Matt. 5:4, Ps. 126:5–6).

Further, a person seeking after the interests of Christ will be diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit within the Church (Eph. 4:3). They will not expect this unity simply just to happen, but instead they will be actively promoting unity, by caring for one another, praying for one another, and being humble and forbearing towards one another (Phil. 2:7, Col. 3:12–14).

And of course one seeking after the interests of Christ will truly love His people, knowing that not only is this one of His deepest desires (Jn. 13:34–35), but it is also one of the most powerful testimonies to who He is (Jn. 13:35, 17:20–23).

There are any number of other such interests we could name, but for us to develop a heart such as Timothy had, a heart which seeks after the interests of Christ, we must spend much time with Him, learning of Him, listening to His Word, and praying earnestly.

D.A. Carson looks in some depth at the intercessory prayers of the Apostle Paul, seeing them as guides and models for how we should be praying for one another. After all, if we want to intercede for our brothers and sisters, our families and friends, and our circumstances around us in a way that is consistent with God’s care and His concerns, doesn’t it make sense to pray as one of the foremost Apostles himself prayed?

But Carson does not begin with this. Instead, he scrutinizes many activities and fundamental perspectives offered up as being the most urgent need in the church of the Western world— things such as personal holiness and purity, sound thinking on human dignity, encroaching materialism, or more intentional evangelism— and finds them each a very good thing, and yet not at the core. At the core, he says, at the root, “The one thing we most urgently need in Western Christendom is a deeper knowledge of God. We need to know God better.” (This is indeed the same point made in J.I. Packer’s Knowing God, another recommended book.)

The thrust of Carson’s book is to address “one small but vital part of that challenge. One of the foundational steps in knowing God, and one of the basic demonstrations that we do know God, is prayer— spiritual, persistent, biblically minded prayer. Writing a century and a half ago, Robert Murray M’Cheyne declared, ‘What a man is alone on his knees before God, that he is, and no more.’ We have learned to organize, build institutions, publish books, insert ourselves into the media, develop evangelistic strategies, and administer discipleship programs, but we have forgotten how to pray.”

He goes on, “Shall we not agree with J.I. Packer when he writes, ‘I believe that prayer is the measure of the man, spiritually, in a way that nothing else is, so that how we pray is as important a question as we can ever face’? Can we profitably meet the other challenges that confront the Western church if prayer is ignored as much as it has been?”

Well, then! His purpose is to help us think through Paul’s prayers, to evaluate them, and thus to bring our own intercessory prayers in line with the emphases displayed in Scripture, but not just as a means to be praying ‘more biblically’; instead, the purpose is to show us the Lord’s heart and ambitions for His people, and to show us how our own prayers can help bring that about— to get us to pray.

He then devotes a chapter each to eight prayers of Paul for those in his care, such as 2 Thess. 1:3-12, Col. 1:9-14, Eph. 3:14-21 (how magnificent!), and Eph. 1:15-23. The writing is in depth, but not so deep as to suffocate the reader, instead he is deepening our understanding of the Apostle’s heart and thus the Lord’s heart. If I may interject a personal note: many years ago I memorized a significant portion of the book of the Ephesians, and years later I was put in a position of pastoral care for an adult Sunday School group. Not knowing how to care well for them yet feeling a huge desire for their spiritual growth, I went back frequently to Eph. 1, drew upon Paul’s prayer in vv. 15-19, and made it my own, knowing that, even though it didn’t cover everything they needed, there was much in there that I wanted them to have in their spiritual lives.

I recommend this book by Carson quite highly. It is useful either to read alone or to use in a small study group, because Carson has provided questions at the end of each chapter for that purpose. I have bought several copies and given them to people that I think will be aided by the content and the encouragement to pray.

Intercessory prayer is not easy; on the contrary it is hard, sometimes lonely work. But if you wish to pray in such a way that Time and Eternity will be changed, if you wish to seek the Lord’s face and His heart and His will on matters of eternal significance, this book can be a useful tool to challenge and encourage you.

If following Jesus is good, and we believe it is, then the loving, compassionate thing to do is to share that goodness with others. If what Jesus teaches is true, and we believe it is, then the implications of this life upon the next are hugely significant. Jesus teaches that hell exists and that people who choose not to pursue God will, in the end, be granted their wish. They will exist for all eternity apart from God. Whether there be literal flames or not, the worst thing about hell is this separation from God.

Most people comfort themselves by the thought that they are seeking “God” and that, therefore, all should work out well. The issue becomes more sensitive, however, when we begin to reflect on how Jesus taught that he himself is God. If we grant the truth of this claim, than for anyone truly to seek God, he or she must recognize God in Christ. To choose away from Christ is to choose away from God. This is why Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” The alternative is to deny that Jesus is God, but to do so is to say he must have been deluded or a liar. Neither of these options are consistent with the soundness of his teaching nor the impact he’s had on human history. So we are confronted with this unique circumstance: he claims to be God (usually an indication of craziness) but in every way appears anything but deluded or false. No one in the history of the world combines such a radical claim with so much sanity. As one person put it, “No one has ever thought of the word Jesus should have said.” To pursue God is to pursue Christ.

Given this background, how should a thoughtful, loving Christian go about sharing his or her faith with others? We often make this more complicated than it needs to be. At bottom, it is no different than telling someone about some aspect of who we are. There are all kinds of ways to do this, depending on personality. Most people just need to find their voice. The “Faith Story” worksheet and the book recommendations below will help you to do just that (see especially, “Becoming a Contagious Christian.”)

There are some important principles to remember. 1) Sharing our faith, contrary to how it can feel sometimes, is actually the loving thing to do. Not sharing is an act of selfishness. 2) Avoid slipping into a “you are my project” mentality. God brings non-believers into our lives for myriad reasons (for friendship, to teach us something, so that we might share our faith, etc) and being open to developing a full orbed relationships where there is both give and take is what is expected of us. 3) Be open to all kinds of opportunities. Sometimes we obsess about one person (usually a family member) and close our eyes to other opportunities around us. It is all about God’s timing and it is a shame to waste good opportunities while we focus all our effort on that one person who might not be ready yet. 4) Learn to pray and pay attention to God’s promptings. One of the greatest aspects of sharing our faith is the way it helps us to develop a richer, more urgent relationship with the Lord. 5) Finally, sharing your faith is easier in community. Talk to your friends about what is going on and ask them to pray.

Scriptures
Matthew 9:36
Proverbs 24:11-12
Matthew 28:19-20
John 14:6

Gospel Presentation Pathways
Two Ways to Live
The Bridge to Life
Do versus Done
The Roman Road

Resources
My Faith Story (worksheet)
Out of the Saltshaker, by Becky Pippert
Becoming A Contagious Christian, by Bill Hybels and Mark Mittleberg
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, by J.I. Packer
The Master Plan of Evangelism, by Robert Coleman
Just Walk Across the Room, by Bill Hybels

Projects
1. Work out your faith story and practice sharing it with the people in your Home Group
2. Choose a Gospel presentation pathway and have someone in your home group pretend to be a non-believing friend while you share the Gospel with him or her.
3. Along with your Home Group members, commit to share the Gospel at least once this week. At the next meeting, share your stories.

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many,” said Jesus of himself. Service is a core aspect of the life of Christ and the life of anyone who would follow him. When a person comes to faith there is a lot of taking at first, and rightly so. Learning and being served are how baby followers of Christ develop. At a certain point, however, the tables have to be turned in order for growth to continue. Just as an adolescent needs increasing responsibility to develop into a mature adult, so a maturing Christian needs some way to give back in order to become all he or she is meant to be. When we serve, we identify ourselves more deeply with Christ, we grow in humility and other godly character traits, and, as we link arms with our brothers and sisters, we contribute to the overall progress of the Gospel.

As the head of the Church, Christ leads the serving effort. He modeled it in his earthly life and he now directs the effort from his seat in heaven. “When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men” (Eph. 4:8). The gift that each follower has been given is his or her assignment in the ongoing development of the body of Christ. For example, some have the gift of hospitality, some mercy, some knowledge, some helps, some administration, some teaching, etc. As each person accepts his or her assignment and carries it out, the work that Christ wants done in the Church gets done. If someone withholds his or her gift, things don’t happen that need to happen (or at least someone else gets really tired carrying a double load!). One of the greatest blessings is to watch a well functioning local congregation as each person joyfully serves in the unique role that he or she has been given. It is nothing short of miraculous.

So how does one discover the gift? This too is a spiritual process involving prayer, Scripture study and community. The Spirit gives us insight into our giftedness as we seek him in prayer. Scripture teaches us about the various kinds of spiritual gifts and how they are to be exercised in the body of Christ. The community around as can confirm or not whether the particular gift we think we have is evident to them as well. Sometimes taking a spiritual gifts inventory like the one below can be a helpful way to jump start the process (although such inventories shouldn’t be used in isolation from the above methods of discerning the gifts).

Scriptures
Ephesians 4:7-13
1 Corinthians 12
1 Peter 4:7-11
Note: the lists of gifts in the Scripture are generally not taken to be exhaustive.

Resources
Spiritual Gifts Inventory (forthcoming)
S.H.A.P.E Finding and Fulfilling Your Unique Purpose for Life, by Erik Rees

Projects
1. Take the inventory and isolate your top three gifts
2. Discuss the gifts with your Home Group members and with other Christians who’ve known you for a long time. Ask them if the findings of the inventory fit their experience with you.
3. Consider your past serving experiences and your ministry interests. Do these help narrow down where you think you could serve best? An example would be someone who has the gift of hospitality, has experience working with kids and loves junior highers. This person might decide to host a junior high youth group at his house (any takers?).

God has given us knowledge and power through Jesus Christ, and has blessed us with physical bodies that can do many wonderful things. However, with these blessings comes great responsibility. We are called to control ourselves so as to fight the temptations of Satan and grow into more mature Christ followers.

An illustration of self-control is the story of David and King Saul. The young David was chosen by God to be the next ruler of Israel, but King Saul couldn’t face this reality. He chased David relentlessly, trying to kill him. One day, when King Saul searched for David and his men in a cave, he fell asleep, and David saw him. David had a chance to kill Saul and stop fleeing for his life. However, David controlled his desire and did not harm Saul, even though his men were urging him to seize the opportunity. He didn’t touch Saul because the Lord had forbid him to kill his king. David was blessed by the Lord and would later become a great king of Israel. This story illustrates that knowing what the right thing to do is only part of our growth as a Christian; we must also exercise self-control during times of temptation - putting our knowledge into action.

David also illustrates the consequences of lack of self-control. When he finally became king he was blessed with great power and wealth for He followed the Lord. One night he saw a beautiful woman named Bathsheba. She was married to a soldier in David’s army. David knew she was married but still sent people to get her. He slept with her and she would become pregnant. In order to cover his tracks, he sent Bathsheba’s husband to the dangerous front lines of battle to ensure his death. The Lord was greatly displeased with David and the son he had with Bathsheba would die. This is a great example of how one moment of a lack of self-control can snowball into more and more sin.

So how do we grow in self-control? On one level, we are called just to do it, to be self-controlled. God has given us a will, the ability to choose what we do with our bodies, and we are to take responsibility to exercise our will in accordance with His. We are not helpless victims of our desires. On a deeper level, however, it is the case for many of us that our will has been weakened by repeated failures to exercise it properly. Years of succumbing to bad habits has left us feeling like we have no control over our wills. In this case, we need to take a step back and let God do some restoration work in us. By studying the teachings of Jesus, by praying for the power of the Holy Spirit and by paying close attention to our experiences, God re-shapes our minds, our emotions and even our physical desires. As these aspects of us our made more like Christ, we find over time that our will, which is merely an expression of our thoughts, emotions and physical desires, becomes more aligned with the will of God. We begin to experience small victories. Small victories lead to larger ones. The process of renewal is now in full swing. We no longer feel like captives to urges whose power is greater than our own.

Scripture:
1 Samuel 24
2 Samuel 25
1 Peter 5:8
2 Peter 1:6
1 Thessalonians 5:8
Titus 1:8

Resources:
The Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard
The Life You’ve Always Wanted by John Ortberg (Chapter 11, “An Undivided Life”)
Sermon on Proverbs 25:28

Gentleness can be defined as withholding one’s power even when using such power is justified. This attribute is exemplified in Jesus Christ. He is fully God, and when He walked the earth as a man, he could’ve destroyed His enemies. However, He withheld that power and treated His accusers in a gentle manner, never in a harsh or spiteful way.

A practical application for exhibiting gentleness is when we share the gospel. Often times, the gospel is met with anger, suspicion, resentment, disinterest, or even hatred. It’s important that when we share the gospel or answer questions about our faith, that we act with gentleness, for Proverbs 15:1 reads:

1 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Likewise when teaching others, it’s tempting to flaunt one’s knowledge to appear wise or intelligent. However, behaving in such a way can intimidate or overwhelm someone. We are called to be gentle, obeying the Lord’s will for us and growing into more Christ-likeness.

While we are called to gentleness, it’s important to remember that this doesn’t mean that we are not called to discipline or correct others in particular situations, sometimes in a strict manner. Indeed, the Lord disciplines those whom He loves, and there may be times when we are called to be strict when dealing with people.

Scripture:
2 Timothy 2:24-26
Galatians 5:22-23
Matthew 26:51-54

Practice:

1. Make a list of the areas in your life where you have “power” in relation to others. Under each area, make two columns and identify ways in which you have subverted that power in order to treat others with gentleness and ways in which you might have abused your power. Spend time in prayer over your lists, seeking God’s growth in these areas.
2. People in authority often need to correct others. Sometimes the correction is right but the approach is wrong because it is lacking in gentleness. Is there anyone close to you who needs to hear you apologize for correcting without gentleness? Go and apologize.

I’ve always hated that question, “Are you one of those people who takes the Bible literally?” I think what people mean by that is something like, “Did you chuck your brain so you could mindlessly follow some wacko who wrote in a day when they didn’t even use last names?” I’d like to think the answer to that question is no. The real question, when it comes to the Bible, is this: “Is it human or divine?”

As always, the line of reasoning starts with Jesus. The earthly Jesus taught and modeled that there is a kind of writing that “comes from the mouth of God,” even though it is mediated through flawed human beings. It was Jesus’ conviction that the books we now view as the Old Testament were of this category (see Matthew 4:1-17). His Apostles, in following his lead, gave the name “scripture” only to those writings they believed fit this same category of “divine in origin.” When Peter refers to the writings of Paul as “scripture,” he is making a strong statement as to the ultimate origin of his letters and, hence, their authority. The early church confirmed the collection of New Testament writings we now have as being the ones given by God.

Without looking at the actual data, it might seem like the inclusion or exclusion of a particular book in the Old or New Testaments must have been a bit arbitrary. When we consider actual candidates, however, it turns out the process was not so difficult. Authorship, dating and theological consistency make separating the wheat from the chaff fairly simple. Perhaps the book most often suggested as a possible candidate for the New Testament is the Gospel of Thomas. But the Gospel of Thomas is clearly theologically inconsistent with the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles. For example, the book ends with these words, “Simon Peter said to them: “Let Mary go away from us, for women are not worthy of life.” Jesus said: “Lo, I shall lead her, so that I may make her a male, that she too may become a living spirit, resembling you males. For every woman who make herself a male will enter the kingdom of heaven.” Ouch! Is it really so hard to see why this book didn’t make it in?

A person who believes the Bible to be divine in origin gives it a special place of authority in his or her life. What the Bible says, this person seeks to understand, apply and carry out. Often this is easy and brings immediate blessing. Sometimes, however, the commands of scripture run counter to the desire of the individual. It is in these moments that faith is tested and strengthened. “Is my word authoritative in your life even when it is difficult or hard to carry out?” God asks. For most Christians, the tough passages in scripture need to be sat with over a period of time, reflected upon and digested, before sense can be made. This process is good, healthy and ought not to be short-circuited. At the end of it, we find that, yes, God knows what he’s talking about. A clear sense of the origin and authority of scripture motivates us to hang in until we get there.

Scriptures
Origin of scripture: 2 Peter 1:21
God’s word is powerful: Psalm 33:6
Jesus’ view of scripture: Matthew 4:1-17, Matthew 5:18
Paul’s letters as scripture: 2 Peter 3:15-16
Authority of scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 4:12

Resources
The New Testament Documents, Are They Reliable? by F.F. Bruce
The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, by Craig Blomberg
The Old Testament Documents: Are They Reliable and Relevant?, by Walter Kaiser

Projects

1. Which teaching in the Bible is difficult for you to live out? Study it on your own or talk to a knowledgeable person about it so you fully understand it. Then step out in faith to live it. What happened? Share with your small group.
2. Read one of the books listed above and then look for an opportunity to share your views on scripture with a skeptic. Share how it went with your small group.

When we talk about stewardship in the church, we are talking about what we do with what we have, whether it be money, natural resources, our gifts, etc. It is very easy to become selfish with these things, but Jesus calls us to a different path. The only way to affect change in our stewardship habits is to get our minds around the big picture. In the fast paced fury of everyday life, it is often too late to battle selfish tendencies if we’ve not developed the proper mindset ahead of time. Here’s the key.

A “steward” is someone who manages someone else’s property or affairs. When it comes to money, natural resources and our gifts, the key insight for the Christian is that all of it belongs to someone else (God) and we are merely caring for that which is not our own. All you need to know is embedded in that word, “stewardship.” You are caring for things that are not yours.

Giving our money or making sacrifices for the protection of what we’ve been given is a discipline that pays huge spiritual dividends. When we give or protect, we reaffirm our conviction that we are just creatures in a world created by a powerful and good God. We shatter the idol of “self,” who wants to be god and wants to be in control of everything. We remind ourselves that ultimately our needs will always only be fulfilled by our Creator. We’ll never have enough money to protect us from every possible catastrophe, but God is enough. As it says, he owns the cattle on the thousand hills (or, in modern terms, “he owns the markets on a thousand wall streets”). Many people have found a freedom in giving that far surpasses any sense of loss they could have experienced.

So, how do we give and how do we protect? In terms of giving, many Christians talk about 10% since this amount is used so frequently in the Old Testament as the amount to be brought to the temple. This is a great starting point, but if we truly have the heart and mind of Christ we will keep 100% of what we have at his disposal. For those who have a high earning power, why not set a dollar amount equal to what is necessary for living expenses and then cap it there? Everything earned above that amount is prayerfully given to kingdom work. People using this method have ended up giving 30%, 40%, 90% or more.

With respect to protecting the resources we have, Christians don’t have a great reputation for this at the moment. But, in Scripture, we have every reason to be leaders in this arena. This world is a precious gift from God and to trash it carelessly is to take his gift for granted. One of the resources below can help you think through this area more biblically.

Scriptures
Giving: Malachi 3:10, Luke 6:38, 2 Corinthians 9:7
Protecting: Gen. 1-2, Psalm 104

Resources
Saving God’s Green Earth, by Tri Robinson
The Treasure Principle, by Randy Alcorn
Saving God’s Green Earth online documentary

Projects
1. If you are not currently giving 10%, begin to change that by increasing .5-1% per month. Notice how this affects your Spiritual health (and your financial health).
2. Watch the video link above and take action.