Get them while they are small.

An old man who'd lived all his life back up in the hills came to visit a childhood friend. Now he'd never laid eyes on a train or the iron rails on which they run.

Standing in the middle of the tracks one day, he heard a distant whistle... WOOOO--ooo---OOOOO! but didn't have a clue as to what it meant or his impending danger.

Predictably, the old boy is hit -- fortunately it's just a side swipe, and he's thrown, head over heels off the tracks, get's off with minor internal injuries, a few broken bones, and some bruises.

After weeks in the hospital recovering, he's at a friend's place for dinner one evening.  Standing in the kitchen, he hears the rising whistle of the family tea kettle wooOOO...

Springing into action, he grabs a rolling pin and mercilessly bashes and smashes the once merry kettle into a useless, shapeless hunk of copper.

His friend, hearing the fuss, rushes into the kitchen, sees what's happened and asks his friend, "Why'd you wreck our lovely tea kettle?"

The mountain man replies: "Man, you gotta kill these things when they're small."

This is how sin is, we have to take care of it quickly and not let it lay around and grow in our lives.

The bible tells us in 1Jo 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. God has given us a way to take care of these problems called sin. But many times we choose to ignore them instead of confessing them. If we do not bring our sins to the Lord to be forgiven and allow them to go unconfessed, they can grow and cause a lot of problems. Unconfessed sin leads to spiritual coldness. Isa 59:2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

There is no reason to allow sin to continue in our lives, God has made a way for us to bring them to him. "He is faithful and just." Even those sins that we may think are small, still need to be forgiven. If it is a small white lie, it needs to be taken care of. Maybe a lost temper or a bad thought about someone also needs to be brought to the Lord. Friend we need to get them taken care of, whether small or large. Ro 6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

We should ask the Lords forgiveness everyday. God bless you is our prayer. Today if you have any leftover sins from last year, like ill feelings, bitterness, anger or what ever it may be, bring them to the Lord and begin the New Year walking in Gods blessings.