Beware Of Infections
Infections are a serious thing. Many people die because they were not attentive to a small infection in their body. Infections can spread very quickly and other people can be infected also. Some infections are very slow spreading and others spread very quickly. You may wonder what do infections have to do with my spiritual growth? Infections can bring your spiritual growth to a stop!
Our bodies can be infected through a very small wound, through something we eat, even from bad air and also from other infected people. Our soul and spirit can also be infected not from the same infections that are so quick to attack our bodies, but they are just as deadly. Some people are carriers of infections and don’t even know it.
I don’t begin to know what all the infections are that can infect our soul, there are many. They are things like resentment, jealousy, greed, envy and anger. Maybe someone else is getting the credit for something I did; maybe I did something special for someone and they did not even acknowledge it or thank me. It is in all these little small ways that infections enter into our souls. The more sensitive we are, the more easily they enter in. Someone makes fun of us, or ridicules us in public, all kinds of infections are just waiting to enter into our souls. These things are going to happen to us in our home, on the job, with our friends and family. It is totally up to you to decide in that moment to let the infection into your soul or keep your soul, your mind, heart and emotions healthy and infection free.
Our spirit can also be infected: we can have an angry, bitter, resentful, ugly spirit. Not every Christian has a sweet spirit. Where did all these infection come from? All around us! The things we read and listen to; maybe from a member of our family or our church, or a public figure. I remember a comment my friend used to make; “When you eat fish or chicken; throw out the bones!” When we become wise and want to be healthy, we begin to pay attention to all these infectious things and we don’t allow them to enter into us anymore.