WHAT'S REALLY WRONG
Today's reading:  Psalm 30-32

I've found a medical website that lists the top 5 diseases killing Americans.

1.  Cardiovascular diseases
2.  Cancer
3.  Respiratory diseases
4.  Diabetes/Diabetes related issues
5.  Influenza/Pneumonia

I wasn't surprised to find matters of the heart to be what's killing the majority of people.  I don't think you are either.

But I believe, based on Scriptural research, that it's less to do with what we eat, the exercise we partake of or the levels our blood tests reveal and more to do with sin and its effect on our heart.

"I am dying from grief, my years are shortened by sadness.  Sin has drained my strength; I am wasting away from within."  Psalm 31:10 NLT

Oh sure, we can list the big sins...but wait, no where in God's Word are sins placed on a grading scale.  So any sin that interrupts our relationship with a Holy God, is detrimental to our health and well-being.  And to the eternity of our loved ones.

Any sin.

Adultery.  Unforgiveness--of yourself or another.  Murder.  Gossip.  Thievery.  Bitterness.  Pride.  Anger.

I could continue.  It's an unending list.

The thing is, they all influence how our heart works--or doesn't.  They all impact our lives, the quality, the quantity and the sphere of influence we're allowed to have for Him.

How long do you want to live?  How well do you want to live?  How many do you want to leave a spiritual influence on after you've gone?

Get rid of sin!