{"id":1000,"date":"2009-06-16T13:11:27","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T18:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.shieldsgroup.com\/?p=1000"},"modified":"2009-06-16T15:40:30","modified_gmt":"2009-06-16T20:40:30","slug":"taking-spiritual-inventory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/16\/taking-spiritual-inventory\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Spiritual Inventory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, our son, Tim headed out<\/strong> on his own. Not for good, but almost for good. He took the Tahoe and loaded it up to spend his last college summer in Indianapolis working as an intern for a high-tech engineering company.<\/p>\n

He started packing on Wednesday \u2013 preparing to spend the summer in a house with Mike, a guy he doesn\u2019t even know \u2013 and left on Saturday. We\u2019ve given him all we can to help him take on the world. To buy his own groceries. To find his own church. To make his own friends. Such a transition is a serious challenge. It reminds us that any challenge takes some thoughtful preparation. Like many of you, as parents, Laurel and I worked hard to make sure he was prepared \u2013 to ensure that he had all he needed.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re taking on a significant challenge, it is wise to put together an inventory of what will be needed.<\/p>\n

Completing the Great Commission is a serious challenge.<\/strong> Have you taken inventory, recently?<\/p>\n