Matthew 12:34-35

For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Matthew 12:34-35

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. Luke 6:45

Have you ever opened your mouth and been shocked at what comes pouring out of it? I have. I’ve discovered that even though I had not allowed my mind to think certain ways, there was still a remnant of pain that was expressed in my words and feelings that I didn’t know was lying dormant in my heart. It is often those moments of surprise at your own words that can clue you in to a need for healing or repentance.

As we enter into our Thanksgiving and Christmas season, let’s remember to be thankful and praise our King. We need to pay attention to the words coming out of our mouths and, when necessary, be prepared to repent of wrong thinking or seek out prayer for healing. During this season it’s easy to focus on our economy or the state of our personal finances. Sometimes the brokenness of our families dominates our thoughts or a striving to do and be more for our own children than our parents were for us can overtake who God has made us to be.

Let’s choose not to fear and remember that we have God and the abundance of salvation. How can we have a bad Christmas when we are God’s and all He has is ours? Let’s choose to believe God’s Word and His promises and remember to let praises be in our mouths and thankfulness in our hearts. Let’s speak out the greatness of our God and the assurance of our salvation.