Two weeks ago, an ophthalmologist told me I had a toilet that was backing up behind my right eye. That was his humorous way of saying I had developed a blood clot. He explained that I had blood flowing to the eye but not flowing out.

Similarly, in life, we can have too much ego flowing into our heart – resulting in an over inflated opinion of ourselves (narcissistic personality disorder). Living in a world that you believe was created to serve you is going to cause you to lack empathy for your fellow man. You might also need constant admiration.

If this is describing you, you may have noticed that trouble seems to follow you. So, what is the solution?

To fix my eye problem I now have a retina specialist that is going to dissolve the liquid in that eye. Our spiritual specialist, Paul, gives the following treatment for those with “I Trouble”: “We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up (Romans 15:1–2).