Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks!

Have you ever asked yourself where did that come from? Where did that thought come from? Where did that negative outlook come from? Where did that dislike for someone come from? I mean Susie or Billy did not do anything to you and for some reason you just don't like them. You can't stand him or her. You do not want to be around them. You have went as far as to say, "I don't know what it is but it is just something about them that rubs me the wrong way!"Have you ever said that? Have you ever thought that way? ( I'm not talking about discerning something about that person.) I am talking about having jealousy, envy, or strife towards a person.  If so then let's see where those thoughts and words come from. In order to do better we must know better! People are destroyed because of lack of knowledge.

The word of God lets us know that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks! So the thoughts that we have will eventually come out of our mouths. What crosses our minds will eventually come out of our lips! The thing that we think nobody will know about our dislike for something or someone will eventually come forth! Let's see what the word says about this. "You have minds like a snake pit! How do you suppose what you say is worth anything when you are so foul-minded? It's your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words. A good person produces good deeds and words season after season. An evil person is a blight on the orchard. Let me tell you something: Every one of these careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation."~Matthew12:34(Message) Our words are powerful but just where do those words come from? They come from our hearts. We must guard our hearts with all vigilance. "Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that's where life starts. Don't talk out of both sides of your mouth; avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip.Keep your eyes straight ahead;  ignore all sideshow distractions.Watch your step, and the road will stretch out smooth before you.Look neither right nor left; leave evil in the dust."~Proverbs4:23(Message)

Have you ever been talking to somebody and the only thing they can talk about is somebody! There is no substance to the conversation. All they want to talk about is what so and so had on. Or why so and so had the nerve to have their hair that way. Don't let this draw you in. Don't let foolish talk cause a seed of bitterness to be planted in you! Don't do it. Don't allow it! For when that seed is planted in your heart it will cause foolishness to come out of your mouth. We have to remember out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Some say don't entertain foolishness. I say let your light so shine before them that they glorify your father in Heaven. When you run in to someone that just wants to gossip about someone season the conversation with Godly wisdom. And if you are the one always with something negative to say about your brother or sister cut it out!

We have to be careful of what words we are speaking."Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life]."~Proverbs18:21(Amplified) One thing we know for sure is that we are going to eat the fruit of our words. Wouldn't you rather eat the fruit of words that were positive and brought life to yourself, your brother, and your sister? You have the power today to choose to speak life! You have the power today to uplift and edify your brother and sister. So let's get to uplifting! It is time for us to guard our hearts with all diligence for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks!