- May 17, 2004
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God's been putting my words on my heart a lot lately.
I have to glorify Him because, man, He has done a lot of work
in this area of my life already. He has set me free! I was a
compulsive liar for several years and, as a teenager, decided
to be one of those kids who make it a habit not to have an
intelligent vocabulary, just so they can use the same swear
words 80 times a sentence. Yep, that was me-God is GOOD!
So when this began to itch my spirit, I reactively asked:
Wow, really, are You sure, Lord, I don't think there's anything
left to fix! When I say something like this to the Lord with
an open heart and mind, I usually get a response that makes
me laugh at myself and then shift to tearful repentance.
What a cleanse!
I bet everyone reading this struggles with guarding their
mouth in one way or another. My problem was this: I'm very
polite, very approachable, casual, bubbly AND THEN as soon
as the conversation's over, I love to tell someone else about
how badly so-and-so is messing up by re-wording it... some-
thing like: isn't she funny? or can you believe that? or he's
really... interesting that way or they really need prayer, to avoid
the fact that I just put them down and judged. I love to analyze
and God is going to use this gift for His glory, but unfortunately,
since I've taken a bunch of psychology classes, I believe it is
my right to decide exactly what's going on with everyone, what
their weaknesses are, how they're not walking in the Spirit, and
to top it off, what I think of their appearance.
(Yes, I've been a closet-case gossip! What an ugly word)
Thank God that nobody needs my opinion. And what a relief
when friends ask what I think of someone's latest mistake or
decision or fashion blunder to say that only God knows what is
in their heart, only God will decide. How exciting to look at people
with new eyes, with new love, unrestrained, unrestricted, and
completely committing conversations to Him.
It's as though God has stripped material things, relationships,
worldly attachments, and all I thought I knew away, only to bring
in the new. The song is true. What a MIGHTY God we serve!
I'm so thankful for this forum. It gives me an opportunity to ver-
bally affirm God's truths in my life and you guys are so encouraging!
What a beautiful family of God! I'll keep writing as God keeps
revealing new things and just hope and pray that someone some-
where be blessed.
With Immeasurable Love,
Blest
I have to glorify Him because, man, He has done a lot of work
in this area of my life already. He has set me free! I was a
compulsive liar for several years and, as a teenager, decided
to be one of those kids who make it a habit not to have an
intelligent vocabulary, just so they can use the same swear
words 80 times a sentence. Yep, that was me-God is GOOD!
So when this began to itch my spirit, I reactively asked:
Wow, really, are You sure, Lord, I don't think there's anything
left to fix! When I say something like this to the Lord with
an open heart and mind, I usually get a response that makes
me laugh at myself and then shift to tearful repentance.
What a cleanse!
I bet everyone reading this struggles with guarding their
mouth in one way or another. My problem was this: I'm very
polite, very approachable, casual, bubbly AND THEN as soon
as the conversation's over, I love to tell someone else about
how badly so-and-so is messing up by re-wording it... some-
thing like: isn't she funny? or can you believe that? or he's
really... interesting that way or they really need prayer, to avoid
the fact that I just put them down and judged. I love to analyze
and God is going to use this gift for His glory, but unfortunately,
since I've taken a bunch of psychology classes, I believe it is
my right to decide exactly what's going on with everyone, what
their weaknesses are, how they're not walking in the Spirit, and
to top it off, what I think of their appearance.
(Yes, I've been a closet-case gossip! What an ugly word)
Thank God that nobody needs my opinion. And what a relief
when friends ask what I think of someone's latest mistake or
decision or fashion blunder to say that only God knows what is
in their heart, only God will decide. How exciting to look at people
with new eyes, with new love, unrestrained, unrestricted, and
completely committing conversations to Him.
It's as though God has stripped material things, relationships,
worldly attachments, and all I thought I knew away, only to bring
in the new. The song is true. What a MIGHTY God we serve!
I'm so thankful for this forum. It gives me an opportunity to ver-
bally affirm God's truths in my life and you guys are so encouraging!
What a beautiful family of God! I'll keep writing as God keeps
revealing new things and just hope and pray that someone some-
where be blessed.
With Immeasurable Love,
Blest
