The Mouth Speaketh

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. – Luke 6:45

We must learn to unmask ourselves and give everything to God. Give God that brokenness you feel. Give God your shame. Give God your failures. Give God your weakness. Give God your sin. Give it God! All of it! He cares for you. There is nothing that God cannot see. Everything you feel, everything you have done; every sin, every thought, every did. He’s sees it all. It’s not hidden from him. He knows exactly how you feel; how burdened, how tired, how angry, how ashamed, how hurt, how sinful, how prideful, how broken you are. HE KNOWS IT ALL and HE STILL WANTS YOU!

This is all that God asks for of you: talk to him. As a parent, and as God, he wants you to talk to him. Give him the weight, give him the shame, give him the hurt. Give him the anger, the betrayal, the pain. Give him the hate. It’s weighing on you and his desire is that you be free from it all.

May we learn to empty our hearts to God so that we do not bleed on others. May we learn to be authentic and real before God so we can get the help we so desperately need from him. Therefore, I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Mar 11:24.

For those of you who are into comics, fiction stories and who are nerds like me, you will know that even supergirl and superman need help. With all the power these superheroes possess they still need help, they had to deal with the issues of their hearts to overcome their antagonists. You are not superwoman even if that’s what your family and friends or colleagues are telling you.

You know, women expect a lot from their children, spouses, staff, church members, etc. I mean, we expect a lot even from ourselves. We burden ourselves with so much expectations that we end up harming the very people we love. Have you noticed that the more walls we put up we end up hurting yourself and those closest to us, eventually? We even have our guard up against God and that stifles our growth in Christ. If my walls are up and my guard is up, then the Lord is not shining over that wall. Let him in, he is gentle.

Your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. Matthew 6:8.

The Bible says that life and death are in the power of the tongue. Probably 80% of the hurt you’ve ever experienced in your life is from words and some percentage from words you expected that were never spoken. Words are powerful. And so is their absence when they are needed.

Words carry power and influence yet we have so little regard to the words we say to ourselves, spouse, children, family, friends, colleagues and fellow believers. As a mother you know the power of words when your baby’s first words are mama. Your heart melts, you are over the moon, emotions blossom maybe you even cry. Or better yet, when they tell you, “I love you, mommy” for no apparent reason.

It’s easy to fall in the trap of watching what other people say to us but be careless of our words and how they affect others around us. The key is to heal the heart. Jesus says, “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks”

Taming the tongue is one of the areas as a woman, one tends to battle with. This is because women are emotional beings and tend to let loose sometimes. I watched my mom bleed on me for years, but not only her. I have seen my peers lose it on their children from very obscure and minor things. I have said things to my daughter I am not proud of. But God…! But God… He is gracious, he heals us both every day. I’ve seen my daughter sometimes hurt from the things I say, but I also see her heal from the things I say. I am learning to be present and in the moment every time I am with her so I can watch my heart, emotions and words. Most amazingly, I watch God heal me as He shapes her.

Now it’s no longer about what my mom said to me growing up or even today, it’s about what God is saying to me now, today in this moment. And what he does and says to my heart, I share that with those around me by submitting and submerging myself to him, to his word. Every single day I learn to allow the Holy Spirit to align my heart to his will. His will in his word.

Ladies, we can pray all we want, but if our hearts are not right with God and aligned with the Word, we will not witness the results we want. Let’s fill our hearts with love, joy, peace and our mouths will speak. Pack our hearts with goodies and our mouths will speak only goodies – goodness.

Remember, be open to God about the issues of your heart and the things in your mind, he cares for you and your loved ones. GOD IS NOT THE ONE BRINGING DIFFICULTIES IN YOUR LIFE.

“Your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things” Matthew 6:32, so don’t hide anything, make your requests, anxieties, fears, trouble, joys, victories, needs, strengths known to God. In the Gospel of John, Jesus tells us not to let our hearts be troubled. And in Proverbs we are instructed to guard our hearts because out of the heart flow issues of life. Okay, let’s look at it like this,

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philppians 4:8

I pray, in the name of Jesus, that the eyes of our understanding become enlightened, and that our God, Abba Father, heals our hearts and fills them with his life, his love, his beauty, his peace and his grace. Amen