Learning God's Lessons: Genuine Words From the Heart

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Genuine Words From the Heart

I took this picture with my little Kodak digital camera at Mt. Vernon

Let your words be the genuine picture of your heart.

~John Wesley

We probably shouldn't always be genuine. Sometimes we are genuinely grumpy or genuinely too opinionated or genuinely bitter. When those times arise, our best option is to remain quiet and seek the Lord. The book of Psalms has a nice way of reminding us where we should be in our walk with God:

Psalm 51:12 Restore unto me the JOY of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

When our joy is restored, then our words can be uplifting, helpful, sweet, and genuine.

1 comment:

ChristinaMarch 23, 2011 at 9:16 AM
So very true! Simple lessons are often the most profound! Thank you for the reminder. :)
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Do you know where you will spend eternity one day? If not, here's how you can know:

1. Romans 3:23 says, "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." The Bible says we are all sinners. Sin is hereditary--we were all born sinners because Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden.
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