Lot’s of people are coughing and wheezing these days, and many of them are contagious. It is amazing that something so microbial that it is unseen can bring an otherwise functioning person to a grinding halt.
So far, I’ve managed to remain germ-free. I have taken my vitamins, eaten lots of yogurt, and washed my hands so much I have shed a few layers of epidermis. I can’t get sick; because I have too much to do. When a preacher gets sick, he sounds like a cross between James Earl Jones and Inspector Clouseau. Not an attractive sound.
What is a Spiritual Germ
An insipid spiritual germ exists that is even more highly contagious and dangerous that the one that causes a physical URI. This germ is called NEGATIVITY.
…No human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. – James 3:8-10
Gossip, complaining, fault-finding. These are the streptococci of the spirit. When you hear them, run! Stay away. Another’s negativity may infect you and make you miserable.
You test positive for negativity when you hear it from your own lips. God prescribes repentance and prayer as the remedy. He promises to forgive every sin we confess to Him and CLEANSE us from all unrighteousness.