I need this reminder sometimes. So I am sharing in case someone else does, too. I will also share some good stuff in the comment section. 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬; 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬, 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝟗𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐔𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝟔𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐇.𝐇. 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟓𝟖, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝟕𝟑% 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝟖𝟑% 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫. Be careful what you say to yourself and others.
𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝟏𝟐:𝟑𝟕 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏𝟖:𝟐𝟏 Death and life are in the power of the tongue. 𝐄𝐜𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝟏𝟎:𝟏𝟐-𝟏𝟒 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself… 𝐄𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝟒:𝟐𝟗 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
This is post is not saying you have to be fake positive alllll the time. It's just to point out that we need to be intentional with our words.
It's ok to FEEL.
And the LORD said to him, “Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭.” Ezek 9:4
Don't let anyone ever tell you that being a follower of Christ is a walk in the park. You battle the flesh. You experience intense spiritual warfare. Your faults are magnified (you do that to yourself and others have you under a microscope).
Despite this, there is a deep peace in knowing that joy comes in the morning and that His blood (love) covers a multitude of sins.
“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:7
