a fresh start…

if you’ve got a problem with your tongue, it’s much more serious than you think.  you have a heart problem.  a person with a harsh tongue has an unsettled heart.  a person with a boasting tongue has an insecure heart.  a person with a filthy tongue has an impure heart and a person who is critical all of the time has a bitter heart.

but on the other hand, a person who is always encouraging has a happy heart.  a person who speaks gently has a loving heart and a person who speaks truthfully has an honest heart.

so what is the solution?  the  solution is get a new heart.  get a new heart.

listen you’ve got to get a new heart, that’s the problem.  ezekial 18:31 (niv), rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed and get a new heart and a new spirit!

painting the outside of the pump doesn’t make any difference if there is poison in the well.  i can change the outside externals, i can turn over a new leaf, but what i really need is a new life.  what i need is a fresh start, i need to let go of all the past and be born again and start over.  i need a new heart.

so how do i get a new heart?  2 corinthians 5.17 (niv), therefore if any one is in CHRIST, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.

new life, new heart, new spirit.  when you come to JESUS CHRIST, HE wipes out everything you’ve done in the past.  HE says, “you’re starting over”.  it’s like being born again.  you need a new heart.

we need to pray like david prayed in psalm 51, create in me a clean heart because what’s in my heart is going to come out in my mouth.

just a thought from the front porch…