Oh Lord,
Guide my heart and lips,
To say things pure and holy,
Things that edify,
And give you all the glory.
Matthew 12:34b "...out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks."
What are we hiding in our hearts? Hatred? Envy? Bitterness? Whatever it may be, we must consider doing a heart check. Anything that is not God honoring we should throw out and replace with love. The longings of the heart affect everything we do, including our words. The closer we grow to God, the closer our longings will match his: pure and holy.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
How Are You?
How are you truly? Way down deep inside?
Are you depressed?
or lonely?
Mourning for a loss?
Maybe looking for love?
Disappointed?
Bored to death?
Worn out?
World upside down?
Trapped?
Worried?
Ashamed?
Annoyed?
Afraid?
Hey! Cheer up!
Look up! Everything will be okay.
Smile!
God is always there for you. He will be your best friend.
God loves you,
And thinks you're pretty special!
"Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." Psalm 43:5
Friday, August 10, 2012
Hate What is Evil
I was reading in Proverbs recently and stumbled across this verse which made me do a lot of thinking.
"To fear the Lord is to hate evil.." Proverbs 8:13a
Do I truly hate evil? If not, do I really fear the Lord? Sometimes it is tempting to love the sins of this world. Sin can be very exciting and give pleasure at the time, but sin is evil. We must hate it. We shouldn't even just dip our toes in occasionally either. If we truly hate something, we will do whatever we can to stay a way from it. Ephesians 5:3 says,
" But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people."
We must flee from sin, and not let even a hint of it in our lives. Rather we must cling to what is good.
"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good." Romans 12:9
Kick out your sin,
You know it is evil.
Don't let it win.
It will rule you forever.
Sin makes you think,
That evil's quite fun,
But hate what is evil.
Force it to run.
Cling to what's good.
Grasp things that are true.
God's love is a hood,
A protection from harm.
"To fear the Lord is to hate evil.." Proverbs 8:13a
Do I truly hate evil? If not, do I really fear the Lord? Sometimes it is tempting to love the sins of this world. Sin can be very exciting and give pleasure at the time, but sin is evil. We must hate it. We shouldn't even just dip our toes in occasionally either. If we truly hate something, we will do whatever we can to stay a way from it. Ephesians 5:3 says,
" But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people."
We must flee from sin, and not let even a hint of it in our lives. Rather we must cling to what is good.
"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good." Romans 12:9
Kick out your sin,
You know it is evil.
Don't let it win.
It will rule you forever.
Sin makes you think,
That evil's quite fun,
But hate what is evil.
Force it to run.
Cling to what's good.
Grasp things that are true.
God's love is a hood,
A protection from harm.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
My Flesh and My Heart
My flesh and my heart,
I know they will fail.
They can't seem to find
The right ocean to sail.
Winds blow and waves rise,
I am easily beat.
Feelings take over,
My flesh seizes front seat.
I must kick out my flesh:
Demand it to run,
And persuade my heart
It seeks the wrong one.
God teach me to see,
The beacon you give,
A clear path to follow,
The true way to live.
Lead to your heart,
An ocean so deep,
Its full of your love,
A strength I must keep.
You're my portion forever,
Always there in my need.
You'll keep me afloat.
I'll follow your lead.
"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:26
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