"If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless." (James 1:26 NIV84)
"...For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks." (Luke 6:45 NIV84)
"I give to the poor, go to church, and pray to God." You do all these "religious" things, yet the overflow of your heart (your mouth) speaks disrespect, dissension, negativity, and judgement? James is saying your religion is worthless!! In other words, your mouth can ruin your witness to the outside world and defile your God-honoring spiritual activities.
Cleaning up up your mouth equates to cleaning up your heart. Make 2012 the year for a "heart revival"!!
A friend gave me this Revival Prayer List...ask yourself those questions, confess your sins, and experience personal revival!!
http://www.basicministries.dreamhosters.com/Revival_Prayer_List_revised.pdf
The Bible also says to take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV84). In other words: Think like Jesus and focus on truth! To do that, you must know Him. To know Him, you must read His Word & spend time in prayer with Him. It really is that simple...
Don't let yourself be deceived Christian... Cleaning up your heart will inevitably clean up your mouth...cleaning up your mouth will allow others to see Christ in you like never before!!
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