Ps. 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart
be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.
It is good for us to
think this way. What do you say that you know is not pleasing to the Lord?
Maybe it’s not so much what you say as to how you say it. Do your words build
others up or tear them down? Are you more of an encourager or a discourager? Do
you make others feel good about themselves or do your words hurt and damage
their self-esteem?
What about your thought
life? We are reminded in Philippians 4:8 that we are to take control of our
thoughts and dwell upon those things which are good and helpful to us and
others. We are to not dwell on those things which are sinful. Thinking ill
thoughts about someone is damaging to our souls and they prevent us from having
a loving relationship with them. Harboring bad thoughts about someone poisons our
souls.
What we think about
eventually comes out of us. Our living is affected by our thinking. If our
thoughts are worldly thoughts, then we will not live lives that are pleasing to
the Lord. How much we let our thoughts be influenced by sin has a direct
bearing on our ability to live righteous lives before God.
Never forget that the
Lord knows our thoughts. He knows what is behind our words. He knows the heart
of man and is not fooled by our words. Sometimes we say things and don’t really
mean them. The Lord knows what we mean to say. Good or bad, the Lord knows and
will hold us accountable for it.
The only way to make
sure that we don’t get caught by our words or thoughts is to make sure we keep
our souls right with God. We need regular soul tune-ups. We need to regularly
examine ourselves through God’s Word and make sure we are right before Him. We
must stay in tune with the Spirit and listen when He speaks to us about sinful
thoughts and deeds. We need to agree with Him and confess sin that is revealed
to us. If we do these things, then we can be confident that our thoughts and
words will please the Lord.
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