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It's Killing Me??

   Many folks worry about what could be killing them. We might be afraid to fly, worried about toxic waste, or getting killed in while in a bad neighborhood. In order to figure out what we should be afraid of reporter John Stossel with the help of a Harvard professor came up with a chart that tells you the number of day these type of things will take off the average life. 
  Murder about 93 days off, toxic waste 4 days, plane crashes a mere 1 day.  Smoking is a big threat, 1916 days. But what will take away the most days? At 3,165 days or 9 years is poverty. 
   The biggest danger you most likely will face is not having a stable income.  Proverbs 10:4-5 warns us “Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.  He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely, But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully”. Being lazy is the quickest way to end up poor. Laziness put you in more danger than you might think!
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