7/21/09

Unclogging the heart

Wow...I saw a vivid picture of what happens when you're living with a clogged heart physically. What isn't always so "diagnos-able" is the effects of a clogged-heart spiritually and emotionally.

My mom just had five stents put in her heart.  She had 85-95% blockage in seven areas.  She could barely walk 10 feet before collapsing from exhaustion.  Now that the blockage has been removed she looks ten years younger.  What a difference it makes to get obstructions out of the way.

The parallel between physical blockage and our spiritual, emotional and relational lives is clear. For instance, unforgiveness, bitterness, greed, gossip, etc. all clogs up our relational world--with God and others.  

The apostle Paul calls us to "forgive, as God in Christ has forgiven us."  Great advice for unclogging the invisible arteries of the soul.  

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