They shall do no injustice and speak no lies, nor shall there be found in their mouth a deceitful tongue.
With my tongue I prove myself a hypocrite. With my tongue I curse and hate those that are made in God's image. With my tongue all of who I am is defiled.
O to finally bridle my tongue. I yearn for the time when finally we shall do no injustice, speak no lies and our tongues are finally pure.
Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.
Want to know how to control your tongue? Guess what ... you can't do it. No matter what self-help plans you go though you can not control your own tongue.
Only God can help you with that. So let God transform you.
Focus on Him alone and you will gain wisdom. For what fills your heart will flow from your mouth. Do not fill your heart with the things of the world. Fill your heart with the LORD and let Him bridle your tongue for you.
And the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, and devour her flesh and burn her up with fire, for God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind and handing over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. And the woman that you saw is the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth.
Evil consuming evil. I find it rather amazing that the command of "do what you want" is so self-destructive. People making moral choices based on what they feel is right is a rather short path to hatred and destruction.
Just consider Babylon ( the prostitute/women from the above verses ). Eventually those that are entirely dependent upon her will turn and utterly destroy her. To their own misery.
There is only one good thing: God. Everything outside of His will leads to destruction, self-hate, and chaos. It is easy to see this in those that walk their own path. Following God isn't about rules that keep you from doing what you want. It is about the freedom to live and to love as God made us to do.
If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.
There is to much of a good thing. Did you know drinking to much water will kill you? It takes a lot and you have to drink it in a short amount of time. But, it can kill you.
Moderation is an important virtue that God wants us to have. Know what is enough and only go there. If you have more ... give it to those with less. Then you don't have to worry about vomiting the honey back up.
Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.
Having wealth and ease is probably the smoothest way to Hell. For you imagine yourself as almost a god who is in charge of their life. How stupid ... and yet how common in our day and age.
It is good to pray so as to not get wealth. And if you aren't rich, be happy in that. Just work hard for the LORD.
Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Don't give because you "have to". Give because it is the right thing.
Having enough money set aside isn't the goal. Living for God is. Having extra money on the side can tempt you to imagine that you are in control of your life. To plan it all out with your own mind. To work it all out with your hands. If you have an abundance it isn't a sin. Be happy with what God have given you and share generously.
But watch for the idol called Money. For those with much begin to worship it for the control it falsely promises. And those with little worship it for the hope it falsely promises. So solve both problems with one act. If you have much ... help the one with little. Prove that God is the LORD and money is not.
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!
If I drop a pop quiz on you today would you be ready?
Most students answer NO to that question. We rarely are ready for the exam when we know about it weeks before. Let alone the test put in your lap unexpectedly. And that is math. Not the test of God searching your heart and mind!
The only way to prepare for the pop quiz is to study every day. The only way to prepare for God is to "study" every day as well.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
