Well, here I am squeezing in March's blog just before March is over! lol! What a month! I have been out of town 3 times this month! Might not be much for some of you but for those of us who go on a record of 2 trips a year, 3 times in less than a month is alot!!! But I survived and in fact, had a good time. :-)
But! On to the topic at hand! I've tossed around a lot of ideas (one of the reasons why I've taken so long to get to this) and finally, just moments ago, decided on one. The verse I'm focusing on today is one that hit me earlier this month. "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:" (Matthew 15:19). I'm sure that right about now you're thinking "What is she going to talk about?!?!?". I won't hold you in suspense, thought life. The thing about this verse that hit me was the fact that "evil thoughts" preceded all of these other horrible sins that none of us would ever consider ourselves doing. The conclusion that I came to was that it is an evil thought that precedes every sin we do. Whether great or small, a lie or murder. "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he..." (Proverbs 23:7a) . Sadly, the reason why I finally decided on this topic is 1) it's one that the Lord has continually brought to mind for me and 2) I was in the middle of a little tantrum earlier today as I was considering what topic to do my blog on. Yes, I'm still a work in progress too.
It is true that thoughts can "pop up" without choice BUT! It is what we do with that thought that changes the outcome. "Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;" (II Corinthians 10:5) . Each time the thought "pops up" to tell a lie, be lazy, read that magizine or book, or just plain be grumpy, we need to take that thought to Jesus and choose Him! Life is all about choices. "The Devil made me do it" just doesn't work. A thought or idea can be offered and we can't always stop that but we can make the personal choice as to what we do with that thought or idea.
I don't know about you but if you are as human as I am you don't like this idea much. I want to be made to do right. It's a lot harder to choose right. And I'm not talking about the big things. I'm just talking about how you react to annoying situations or, like I said earlier, just being grumpy (can you tell that's one of the things I'm working on right now? :-\ ). But regardless of human laziness, the choice is mine and yours. By the way, I sat down for a minute, read my Bible, and chose to not be grumpy. Hopefully, I can keep that up. With His help.
So I just encourage you to choose the right thing next time an "evil" thought comes to mind. Kind of an odd subject and blog, I know. But one that is close to my heart right now. And something I am sure someone else out there is dealing with right along side me. "We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God..." (Psalm 48:9)
With Prayers,
Sarah
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AuthorHere you can read "Sarah's Thoughts". A blog by me! Just a little bit once a month, and here and there, about something the Lord is speaking to me about or focusing on a certain verse that I've found particularly interesting for some reason. You can also subscribe (below) to have them directly sent to your email. Just fill in your name and email and put "Newsletter" in the comment box. Also, please feel free to leave a comment on my blog to let me know what you think! I love hearing from you! Thanks! Sarah's Thoughts
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