Flesh Eaters

Our fuzzy, furry Lucky has a wound in his neck. He is so covered with wild fur, it is hard to get a good look at it, but it looked like a nasty scrape. I put neosporin on it, and prayed he will be fine. If it looks worse by tomorrow, I will him to the vet. Really hoping that won't be necessary. He doesn't seem to be in pain, or discomfort, unless I try to fiddle with it much, but he let me clean it and put the antibiotic on it. Unfortunately, I think it looks larger than when I first saw it yesterday morning. I have a neighbor whose dog was bitten by a brown recluse spider. The venom from that wonderful creature eats flesh. I sure hope that is not what bit Lucky.

The bite from a Brown Recluse starts as a tiny wound. Gradually, as the poison begins to work its way in the area, the flesh disintegrates and the wound grows. If you want to gross yourself out, look online at Brown Recluse Spider wounds. It can become massive and very hard to heal.

I think negative thoughts have a similar manner of destroying us. What begins as a little bit of anger or irritation or negativity, inflates the more we dwell upon it. It grows bigger and uglier, and pretty soon what started as just a thought, has become a whole pattern of thinking, that then controls our behavior in a terrible downward spiral.

That must be why the Bible says "Take every thought captive for Jesus." Every thought. All behavior begins as just an idea. It would be best if all our ideas are bathed in God's radiance rather than letting poisonous ideas fester.
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2 Corinthians 10:5 

 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

Philippians 4:8 

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Isaiah 26:3 

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.