“[Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus] And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” -Luke 9:23-24 Listen to chapter

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

He spoke, and so it was


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I’ve been really confronted lately with the power of my words.  In addition to this powerful 3 Minute Theology video, I have a devotional on Taming the Tongue.  Talk about CONVICTION!  I tend to be pretty nice and polite with my words, but I also have a viper’s tongue.  I can be cruel and judgmental, harsh and demanding, demeaning and proud, and a braggart and a betrayer of trusts.  It has been a desire of mine to get this out of control tongue under control.  I’ve been adding it to my morning prayers, to place a heavenly guard at my mouth.  It is a Fruit of the Spirit to have self-control, which means I can’t do it on my own.  I know I will still fail from time to time.  And that’s where this amazing thing called GRACE comes into play.  How amazing it is to have a God that is willing to forgive us over and over, even when we keep doing the same stupid things.  Remember those chosen people of the Old Testament, the “stiff-necked people,” we can all just include ourselves in there.  Stiff-necked is such an accurate description of the human spirit and pride.  May our stiff-necks be made more flexible by practicing bowing our head to pray to the Lord of the Universe.  Please watch the 3 Minute Theology video, I am positive it will open your eyes to the importance of words (even far beyond that of appreciation of lexicology and extravagant words).

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