September 6
2018
As a Man Thinks
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Proverbs 23:7
It is not always about what comes out of our mouths.
Often it is about what comes out of our heart.
We can say many things, covering up the true intentions and thoughts of our heart, but eventually, regardless of what we say, out heart intentions show.
When communicating, a large percentage of the way we make our feelings known is not in what we say but in our body language.
And that body language comes naturally from how we really feel about the situation or the person or the topic.
The Lord knows, not just what comes out of our mouth, but what is in our hearts.
The psalmist asked that not only his words be acceptable but that his heart also be acceptable before the Lord.
What is your heart meditating on today?
Is it on love, peace, joy and the work the Father has for you?
Or is it thinking on bitterness, anger or envy?
We must become intentional about what we meditate upon in our hearts.
What do we need to be meditating on this very day?
The Word tells us:
“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.”