I read this in my quiet time this morning:
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 14:23-- the note regarding the verse said that if we store up good things in our hearts, our words and actions will be good. "out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks"-- this was somewhat convicting to me this morning. I had to ask myself what is in my heart? What is coming out of my mouth? Oh it is easy to have sweet kind words overflowing when things are going good or going "my way" but what about when I have been hurt or wronged? Then it can be a different picture. Oh it shouldn't be but it usually is-- The Bible tells me to keep your tongue from evil-- it doesn't say keep your tongue from evil only if you feel like it... so Lord, as I was very convicted by these vereses in my quiet time today I ask that you help me to guard my heart so that when I am hurting (like now) only things that are pleasing to you will come out of my mouth and that rather than going to the phone to complain about my hurts to others in a negative way, I will go to your throne and leave my hurts at your feet.
And to think---- I thought I didn't have time for a quiet time this morning.. This was a message I needed to hear today. Thank you Lord for your Word.
4 comments:
I can't tell you how excited I have been to see your blog pop back up in my reader. Have missed keeping up with you and your sweet family.
www.movedtomove.blogspot
(My new blog)
Hey Kelley!!! So good to hear from you. I checked back so many times on your blog and it didn't change(like mine) so I thought you had finished blogging.. what a lot of things you have going on.. adoption??? how awesome!
Sweet verse! I hope you are doing well! : )
Love it sista and YOU too! Have a great weekend!
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