“Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones” (Proverbs 3:7-8, ESV).

In the Psalms, we read how David talks about his bones wasting away and all the torment he was in when he knew he had sin. In Psalm 32, he says how he got delivered from it by confessing his sin.

The Bible does equate sickness with sin, but it also says that different ailments don’t have to be because of sin. We can’t look at someone else’s life and decide they are being disciplined, but you can go to God with your problems and ask if there is anything you need to repent of and confess.

There are a few basic Christian living principles in just verse seven that will guard your life. There will still be problems; Jesus had problems, but there would be many fewer of your own making!

One: Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Go to God and ask for help and wisdom. You DON’T got this, and you shouldn’t try to have this. Give your life over to God. Do it His way.

Two: Fear the Lord. I’ve said it before, but the fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. Without it, you haven’t even begun. You need to start there. Realize that the God who delivered His children out of Egypt also destroyed Egypt to do it. You want to be on the right side of that.

Three: Turn away from evil. You have to do good and not evil! We reap what we sow. Sow what is good, and good will return in some form.