Your Words

Your Words

As I read in Men of Integrity this morning there were several scripture references used. Matthew 12 is where I landed. My last post spoke of the tongue. Here is what the Lord touched on today.

Matthew 12:36-37 (NASB95)
36 "But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the Day of Judgment.
37 "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

I think this passage speaks for itself.

Be Blessed today and walk it out

Kevin

Conviction and rebellion

Psalm 39:1 (NASB95)
1 ………………………………………………………."I will guard my ways That I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle While the wicked are in my presence."

While reading this morning about the tongue I felt of conviction about the words that come out of my mouth. Like saying the word Sh#$ is cool or something. The scripture above talks about guarding my mouth around the wicked, but what about around the Godly? Where we may occasionally might drop the S bomb or maybe even the F bomb. Lately I have heard men who I deeply respect curse like it is no big deal and I don't get it. Almost like it is okay. We have to walk in a higher standard. Especially around each other.

Last night I was tired my wife was gone and nobody was home and I had an especially hard day. I made mistakes that cost me almost $500.00 on my remodel job. It was the perfect recipe for looking and acting out. I chose not to call any one and I chose VICTORY!

It was about choice. The truth is ………. If you choose to sin and you know exactly what you are doing. I believe that is called Rebellion. I don't think I like that.

1 Samuel 15:23 (NKJV)
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected you from being king."

 

Be blessed and walk it out

Kevin

Luke 18

Luke 18

As I was reading this morning in Andrew Murray's Humility, there was verse out of Luke 18 that he referred to. I felt I was to read Luke 18. While I was praying I was praying for direction on the issue I have with lust and the rejection with my mom. I am asking Him "what is it?" What causes it? I am thinking about what society says "men are visual" I am tired of that label! I don't care! What I care about is what is going on with me and my crap. Anyway … when I asked about these two issues as of late I don't get an answer. I did this morning and it came in His word, it makes since but it was not what I wanted to here but it is what I needed to hear. I just cried when I read it. I am amazed at the word of the Lord

Luke 18:1 (NASB95)
1 Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, …………………………………….

Be Blessed and Walk it out

A Prayer for Humility

Something by Andrew Murray ……. Something that would be very difficult to do, but very rewarding.

It is this: retire from the world and all conversation, only for one month. Neither write, nor read, nor debate anything with yourself. Stop all of the former workings of your mind. And, with all the strength of your heart, stand for one month, as continually as you can, in the following form of prayer to the Lord. Offer it frequently on your knees. But whether sitting, walking, or standing, be always inwardly longing and earnestly this one prayer to the Lord.

 

"Lord I pray that of Your great goodness You would make known to me, and take from my heart, every kind of and form and degree of pride, whether it be from evil spirits, or corrupt nature; and that You would awaken in me the deepest depth and truth of the humility that can make me capable of Your light and Holy Spirit."

 

Reject every thought, except that of waiting and praying in this matter from the bottom of your heart, with the kind of truth and earnestness that is used by people in torment who wish to pray and be delivered from it. If you can and will give yourself up in truth and sincerity to this spirit of prayer, I will venture to affirm that, if you had twice as many evil spirits in you as Mary Magdalene had, they will be all cast out of you, and you will forced with her to weep tears of love at the feet of Jesus.

Be Blessed and walk it out

Kevin

I think this would be harder than a forty day fast from food!

Psalm 103

Have been doing a lot of reading this morning. 1 Corinthian 10, Psalm 100, 101, 102 and 103. Sometimes it takes a while before the Lord will give me something. Sometimes maybe he did and I did not receive it. Anyway, I got it this morning.

Psalm 103 (NASB95)
3 Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases;
4 Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with loving-kindness and compassion;
5 Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle. Powerful promises here

If there are two things in my life that I struggle with it is having the Fear of the Lord and lust. When I get it (the Fear of the Lord) the lust will be tamed, at least that is what I think.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving-kindness toward those who fear Him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.

17 But the loving-kindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him and His righteousness to children's children,

20 Bless the Lord, you His angels, Mighty in strength, who perform His word, Obeying the voice of His word!
21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, You who serve Him, doing His will.

It is all about walking in Obedience to His word

Be Blessed and walk it out