FINE TUNED STRINGS thoughts. ramblings.

Not sure how many of you religiously follow the NBA like I do but if you do, here’s a story that probably caught your attention.
Kevin Garnett who plays for the Boston Celtics has an atrocious reputation for being a trash talker on the court. Apart from that, he’s a great leader, team player and team-mate to have. Well, at least that’s what the Celtics say. So the other day in a heated game against the Detroit Pistons, KG got into it with Charlie Villanueva who plays for the Pistons. Obviously some not so pleasant trash-talking ensued and later on, ole Charlie V tweeted that Garnett referred to him as a “cancer patient”. (Charlie Villanueva suffers from a medical condition called Alopecia that causes hair loss). Garnett claimed what he really said was, “You are cancerous to your team and our league”.

I  find it hard to believe that the word “cancerous” made it into Garnett’s trash talking vocabulary, but his words got me thinking. In my line of work, I fight cancer on a daily basis. Cancer doesn’t adhere to rules. It exponentially consumes resources while negatively contributing to its environment. Cancer has absolutely no regard for families, careers, ministry, dreams, ambitions and the like.

So ask yourself this question..Are you cancerous to your team and your league? Do you just consume resources and not contribute positively to your environment? Do you struggle to adhere to rules? If so, it’s time for a reassessment and subsequent treatment.

Radiation therapy is one weapon used to combat cancer. Radiation destroys cancer cells by damaging their DNA (the molecules inside cells that carry genetic information and pass it from one generation to the next). The same principle applies to your role in your church, ministry, family or organization. The key to overcoming cancerous behavior is to destroy the bad DNA within and inhibit its growth. How do we do this? II Corinthians 10:5 says-  “We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ”(ESV). Christ upon raising from the dead boldly proclaimed that all authority on heaven and earth was His, and that same authority has been given to us. Cancer cells whose DNA is damaged beyond repair stop dividing or die. The more we allow ourselves to become captive to Christ, the more damage is caused to our “cancerous cells”, ultimately to a point beyond repair. That point is FREEDOM. Freedom from sin, anger, lust, sickness, temptation, depression, jealousy just to name a few.

Do you walk in freedom? Sound off.