When springtime comes, we are
often excited that the winter is gone. Even though some of us enjoy
building snowmen, making snow angels, drinking hot chocolate and
eating hot baked chocolate cookies….Okay, I got a
little carried away…(smile).
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“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Normally, when spring arrives, we begin to clean out our closets, repaint walls, dust the mini blinds, clean the carpet and open the windows and doors. Just as we prepare our homes in the natural, we have to also let God clean our spiritual inner man.
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“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;”> Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. “font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;”>
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“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;”> Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. “font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;”>
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“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;”> Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me “font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;”>
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“font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;”> It seems like our tongue is the smallest part of our body; however, it gets us into the most trouble. We must guard our tongues. James 3:6a reads,
“font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;”>And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body. reads
“font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;”>, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath
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“font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;”> Of course, we can ask for forgiveness, but words we put out cannot be taken back. It takes God to remove that hurt. So, we have to be careful what we say to others. We know God does not like for us to respond in that manner. His word said in Ephesians 4:29,
“font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;”>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.
“font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;”>Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
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“font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;”> There is a way to communicate with people to get your concern across and at the same time it’s not harmful to where it would destroy their spirit. Slander, gossip, anger burstouts, complaints and negativity are ways that we hurt people. God knows and He sees everything people do and say. God repays better than we can.
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“font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;”> The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. “font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;”>
“font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;”> So, we have to let God fight for us. 2 Corinthians 10:4 reads,
“font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;”>For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Strong And Let God Fight Your Battles!
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