The Deadly Tongue

So have you ever been watching a movie or sitting in a restaurant or some other place and all of a sudden someone swears.  I think it has happened to all of us.  But recently god has been telling me that I need to watch what goes in my eyes and ears and what comes out my mouth.  First I think about how the bible says in Proverbs 4:24 “Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you.“  And for the eyes I turn to Mat 6:22-23 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great [is] that darkness!” Because the eyes are the window to the soul.. I need to think on godly things as it says in Philippians 4:4-8 “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” God also wants me to Hate evil in Romans 12:9 it says Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. To do this all the time requires you to constantly be thinking about it or as it says in Romans 12: 1-2 renew my mind.  The bible also says in Galatians 6 7-8 that Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.” So out of the verses I have looked at I can see that I will reap what I sowe and what I see or hear can be burned into my soul. I need to remember what it says in Luke 6:45 “…For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” As I take in movies and listen to music and take in my surroundings there is a lot stuff that can infect my mind and as it infects my mind it can change my heart and the bible says in Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it [spring] the issues of life. So I am to Guard my heart. Sometimes that my means you need to leave a restaurant or show or end a conversation.  That may also require you to say something the individual in order to guard your heart.  This post has been good for me.. and I hope it helps you like it has helped me..

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