A German farmer settled in Guatemala and became prosperous. After a while he decided he would go back to visit his family in Germany. And so he saved up his money and got on the ship.
After a few days at sea he noticed he had an infection in his toe and realized that a small tropical flea, a nigua, was under the toenail and had laid its eggs, causing a terrible itching and inflammation. "Now the way you relieve the problem," says Townsend, "is to get a needle, go under the nail, and dig it out." Sounds terrible, but it relieves the problem.
Well, this German farmer decided to do that. So he got a needle and sat down. Then he thought, "I'll leave it here, preserve it, and then when I get there and they see it, we'll take care of it."
By the time he reached Hamburg his tow was swollen and his foot was hurting terribly. But he showed it to Uncle Otto who looked at it and said, "Aw, the whole family would love to see this." And so he left it in until all the family could see the toe. And you know what happened? Blood poisoning set in and he died.
If you want to commit spiritual suicide, which might even lead to physical death, let something smolder in your heart against someone else. Nurse it. Let others know how mean that person was to you. And if you keep it up, a root of bitterness will form, and you are in trouble.
Procrastination is my sin,
It brings me naught but sorrow.
I know that I should stop it,
In fact I will -- tomorrow.
It brings me naught but sorrow.
I know that I should stop it,
In fact I will -- tomorrow.
It is never the wrong time to do the right thing.
Pastor John Giesbrecht
