Your Car and Your Soul

Sometimes, after a lot of hard work and discipline, you can get your physical goals and your financial goals in place. You work hard and meet these goals, and you're feeling pretty good about life. You look good, and your check book looks pretty good, too.

Don't stop! There are some internal areas of your life that need attention, too. Don't forget to set some spiritual goals.

It's kind of like washing your car - you can spend the better part of a beautiful Saturday soaping down the outside of your car, rinsing it off, waxing it, cleaning the tires and wheels. Soon the outside of that car looks amazing.

But what about the inside?

If you only ever cleaned the outside of your car, the inside would start to stink. The carpets would get mud and gravel and maybe some food or spilled drink ground into it. The seats would get that crud in the deeper places.

And what about under the hood? What if you never changed the oil or sent your car in for a tune up? What if you never put gas in your car?

You could go on cleaning the outside of your car every Saturday, but if you never addressed the interior issues, the cleaning and maintenance stuff, eventually the car would stop running. It might even fall apart.

Spiritual goals are important because they keep your spirit healthy. Don't forget about them.

What good is an attractive body and sound financial status if your soul is falling apart?