Cockroaches

I hate cockroaches. It is rather strange. I dont really hate any other bugs. There are stranger looking bugs, uglier bugs, more dangerous bugs and, especially in the south, larger bugs. I hate cockroaches because they represent uncleanliness. They only need a little bit of water and food to live. They can live anywhere, as long as it is not completely clean.

Cockroaches are like sin. No matter how pure you look, sin always shows up. It hides and is rarely out in the open, but is always there. This is because deep down we are unclean. Sin, as a believer, is a manifestation of human nature i.e. the flesh. Like the roaches, it is not the sins themselves that are most troubling, but that they point to a deeper problem.