A HEART CONDITION

Matthew 15:18-19  But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.

What does our words say about our heart condition?  If we constantly complain and whine, what is that saying abut our heart?  If words are constantly flying out of our mouths in anger, what is that saying about our heart? If we consistently blame others instead of looking in the mirror, what is that saying about our heart?  If we speak negatively and constantly point out others faults, what is that saying about our heart?  If we gossip and fabricate the truth (lie), what is that saying about our heart?

We all have a heart condition we need to fix.   Some more, some less.  But our mouths, the same mouths we use to pray and praise our God, the same mouth we us in church to worship God with song, the same mouth that can speak scripture verses can be used so wickedly and for so much evil.  So what does our mouth say about our heart condition?  If our words speak from our heart, would you need a shock to get your heart started or a triple bypass or a simply a baby aspirin daily to keep your blood thin?  Be honest here cause I am.  First I had to look up the word defile.

Defile - spoil, desecrate, foul, dirty, unclean, pollute.   

  

So if what comes out of our mouth proceeds from the heart and this defiles us, what does that say about us?  Our hearts are filled with so much garbage that it shouldn't surprise us that our words are filled with evil.   Sure on Sunday we're all well and fine.  Our hearts are strong and mended for an hour or two.  Then we try to exit the parking lot, and BAM!  There goes a heart attack and the words flying out of our mouth are spoiled, unclean words that are polluted and unclean.  True?

Matthew 15:10-11  And he called the people to him and said to them, "Hear and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person."

We sometimes get so wrapped up with what goes in our mouth.  We diet and we count calories, we count our carbs for the day.   We drink lots of water to stay healthy, we care about what junk goes into our mouth.  The taste, the texture, the aroma all add to our eating experience, but what if we had to eat our words?  What would that taste like?  Would you want to eat the words you have been saying? 

"If you don't have something nice to say, then don't say anything at all!"  These are words to live by.  If you have a real heart condition, you seek treatment and possibly take medication to heal it.  Well we need to start doing this with our words, ASAP!!!  We need to seek treatment by daily reading God's word.  We need to pray to God about our words and we need to get real honest about our words because words can kill.  If you don't think you have a problem with your words, ask your loved ones.  They may open your eyes which in turn may open up your heart.

Lord, please keep a watch over my mouth so that I do not use it for evil.  Help my words be uplifting and encouraging.  Heal my heart condition so that my mouth may be used for your glory, not mine in Jesus name I pray, amen!