June 21, 2019 WORDS AND THOIUGHTS
Psalm 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.”
Proverbs 16:32 “He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.”
How powerful and beneficial it is for us to be able to choose the words we speak and what we meditate on in our heart. I think at times we think and act like we are subject to our minds and our hearts rather than having dominion over our minds and heart. (See Philippians 4:8). What one finds himself often meditating on largely defines who he is. The heart of a man is the core of his being; our actions originate from our heart; obviously, what is in our heart is the most crucial aspect of our lives. The good news is that we can direct our heart, and when our heart is right, our words will be right. Many have had bad experiences in the past and perhaps grew up in a home where strife and conflict was the norm. Our hearts can become defiled through our experiences and the choices we make; some live with a constant sense of guilt and un-forgiveness deep within. The good news for us is that even though there may be many reasons for a wounded heart, or even a hardened heart, we can have a change of heart for the better. What I say next may sound contradictory in some ways to what I have said thus far in this blog, but we need to understand what the scriptures say in regards to this issue. If you have read many of my blogs in the past, you probably noticed that the major theme of my blogging is that we have been made new, including getting a new heart. Even though we have been made new, we must choose to walk in our newness-it is not automatic; we must continually be putting off the old self and putting on the new self. When we are walking according to the Spirit, when our hearts are turned to the Lord, our hearts are pure, and our words become a reflection of our heart. The point is, let us be conscious of the condition of our heart and let us evaluate what it is that we meditate on-the things we think about most of the time. Proverbs 23:7 reminds us that “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:” Let us examine our hearts as well as our words; let us make sure that we are ruling our spirit so that our thoughts and our words are pleasing in His sight.
Ezekiel 36:26a “I will give you new heart and put a new spirit in you.”
Colossians 3:1 “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”
Ephesians 4:29 “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.”
Blessings,
Buddy
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