Believe Everything You Hear

March 19, 2009 by admin.

Sitting in church Sunday morning I was reminded once again that the human tongue is one of the most powerful instruments in the world.  Like a bit in a horses’ mouth or a rudder on a ship, the tongue can control who you are.  As I was reminded to be quick to listen, slow to speak I started to feel convicted.  My mind raced back over the past week highlighting the number of times I had snapped at people, gossiped or complained.  I resolved to fix this right away.  Starting Monday morning I was going to control what came out of my mouth.   

But then the message turned its focus to the root problem, which is the heart.  Matthew 12 says that out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.  Instantly this had me frustrated.  Not only did I have to fix my tongue again, but also figure out what was deep inside me and fix that as well.  What we think about and dwell on is in our hearts and comes out in the way we speak and represent ourselves.  A bit overwhelming.  As I started to sink downward into my own thoughts the message steadily moved forward.  It reminded me that Christ has placed NEW hearts within us! We are new creatures who are not slaves to the cycles of sin. The Bible calls us to put off the old and put on the new; to renew our mind! Not in our own strength, but through the power of the Holy Spirit that dwells within us!

Those words of hope stopped me in my downward spiral of guilt and self reliance.  We don’t have to sin, and God always makes a way for us to escape temptation.  He “poured out a way” so to speak.  The Holy Spirit is our source of power.   

Did you know that you are a powerful Christian, or do you believe you are weak and destined for failure?  The Bible says that you are strong in Christ and that through the Holy Spirit you can triumph.  How do you access that power?  Through prayer in the renewing of your mind.  Tell yourself daily what God tells you.  Believe you are who He says you are.  A free child of the King.

Believe everything you hear - from God’s Word to your ears.

Contributing writer: Lacey

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