Monday - Proverb 15 - Heart & Mouth Disease

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OD has a specific standard, which He has set, beside which He evaluates every man's thoughts and words.  Moreover, the vital importance of the condition of a man's spiritual heart, particularly as evidenced by his speech, cannot possibly be overstated.  In fact, Jesus tied these two things together inextricably in Luke 6:45.  There is no use isolating one to the ignoring of the other.  My heart and my speech are never unrelated

Concerning how we think, the most important thing to remember is that God is aware of our every thought, whether uttered or subdued (Proverbs 15:3 & 11, Psalm 139:4 & 1^st Samuel 16:7).  Constantly reminding ourselves of this truth should affect how tightly we hold the reigns of our mind and our tongue.  Also, not only does God know, He cares!  Not only does He care, He is ready, willing and able to do something about the thinking and the uttering which He finds in us (Proverbs 15:9).  It behooves us to be circumspect in both cases.

How is your thought life?  2^nd Corinthians 10:5 tells us that we do have volitional power concerning what we think.  The mind may be a wild & vicious animal, but it still has instincts, passions & sensitivities that make it very trainable.   Our brain is a deadly and venomous beast.  But by God's grace, we can have the very mind of Christ (1^st Corinthians 2:16 & Philippians 2:5).  Evaluate your thinker today.