Infectious Sin

Yesterday, I had an allergic reaction to the skin of a tangerine. In the morning, I found out that I had a cut on my finger and it had swelled up because of the oils and chemicals on the tangerine's skin had gotten into my cut. This little cut made my hand become red and other fingers to become puffy. This is like when we leave room for sin to come into our lives. We shut the door mostly but don't want to get rid of everything. So the sin comes slithering into our lives more and more until it has 'infected' us. In life, we need to stop the infectios sin by being open to God in everything we do and asking others to keep us accountable. Little by little, the puffiness will calm down and God will help you to over come it. Just like I had to put cream on my finger and have medicine, the change can only happen if we are willing to take that change and ask Him for His help.
So today, are you going to let yourself blow up and become infected, or are you going to let God put the cream on and remove the infectious sin?

Please have a cup of tea with me today.
Emily