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What comes out of your heart?
How would Jesus, the Great Physician, assess the current condition of your heart? The scripture juxtaposes two fundamental conditions of the human heart- a heart that has "good treasure" in it, and a heart that has "evil treasure" in it:
"A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of."
-Luke 6:45 NIV https://www.bible.com/111/luk.6.45.niv">https://www.bible.com/111/luk.6...
-Luke 6:45 NIV https://www.bible.com/111/luk.6.45.niv">https://www.bible.com/111/luk.6...
Let& #39;s compare the two kinds of "treasures":
- The Heart with good treasure is full of kindness, humility, purity, obedience, righteousness, and spiritual strength. It has the ability to love, submit to, and surrender to God, in accordance with His purpose and will.
- Thw Heart with evil treasure disbelieves God, is easily wounded, becomes offended, and refuses to forgive; it is full of disobedience, selfishness, ambition, and pride -- it has become hardened.
Have you thought about what type of treasure you are storing up in your heart? Jesus said,"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
-Matthew 6:21 NIV https://www.bible.com/111/mat.6.21.niv">https://www.bible.com/111/mat.6...
-Matthew 6:21 NIV https://www.bible.com/111/mat.6.21.niv">https://www.bible.com/111/mat.6...
Even as we grow in grace, we still manifest a mixture of good and evil treasure within us. At times, we reveal the good treasure that is within us through the Holy Spirit.
Other times, we manifest ab aspect of the evil treasure, demonstrating that we need the Spirit of Christ to reign in that area, removing the corruption and cleansing us, so that we may live in "newness of life" (Romans 6:4; see also 2 Peter 1:3-10)
The apostle James wrote about the spiritual incompatibility of a mixture of the natures:
With [our tongue] we bless our God and Father, and with it we course me, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so...
Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh. (James 3:9-12)
The words that we say, including the ways in which we express ourselves and communicate with others, reflect the nature of our heart in some way. "You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of."
-Matthew 12:34 NIV
-Matthew 12:34 NIV
Similarly, any action we take, whether it is good or evil, comes from a motivation or intention of our heart. This means that all wrongdoing is conceived in the heart first.
Jesus said "For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder,adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly."All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”"
-Mark 7:21-23NIV
-Mark 7:21-23NIV
For example, if you have an arrogant attitude, it means that your heart still harbours arrogance; it doesn& #39;t reflect it& #39;s true identity in Christ, who is "humble in heart" (Matthew 11:29).
However, if you consistently exhibit an attitude of genuine humility, then you have ahukble heart, reflecting the nature of God in that area of your life.
Likewise, if you project an attitude of resentment or anger, you prove that your is wounded and bitter; you may feel the need to protect yourself from being hurt again, so you lash out at others.
Or, if you are insensitive to the needs of your family and to the obvious human pain around you, it shows that you have a hardened heart.
You may wonder, "How can I love God to the extent that I commit my whole being- Heart, soul, mind, and strength- why my heart is in the condition you described?" On our own, none of us. But our heart will be transformed as we respond to God& #39;s deep love for us...
"We love because he first loved us."
-1 John 4:19. God is ready even now tho change our heart to be His heart through a supernatural transformation. Only the work of God& #39;s Holy Spirit within us can effect a total transformation of our heart.
-1 John 4:19. God is ready even now tho change our heart to be His heart through a supernatural transformation. Only the work of God& #39;s Holy Spirit within us can effect a total transformation of our heart.
& our heart is the key to our soul, mind, and strength, as well. God wants us to yield to him and actively cooperate in the process of transforming our heart. That transformation begins with the new (Jhn3:3-7)& progresses throughout our life as we daily grow to be more like Jesus
I Bless you in the name of Jesus, I bless you, this was strongly on my heart to share I pray it reaches it is intended for, and it impacts your like and walk with Christ, 
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