You Can Avoid a Spiritual Heart Attack - Overconfidence

Overconfidence.  Many victims of a heart attack were very confident about their state of health just prior to their heart attack.  Often, checkups or medical examinations were brushed off or even laughed off as completely unnecessary.  Similarly, some may feel that since they have been Christians for a while, nothing could possibly happen to them.  (wrong attitude)  They may neglect submitting themselves to spiritual checkups or self-examination  until disaster strikes.  It is vital to keep in mind the good counsel against overconfidence as given by the apostle Paul: "Let him that thinks he is standing beware that he does not fall."  The course of wisdom is to acknowledge  our imperfect nature and to examine ourselves spiritually from time to time. -1 Corinthians 10:12; Proverbs 28:14

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The Watchtower, 2001