Day 258: The Language of Our Heart

Luke 6:45

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.

We are known by the fruit we bear. We all know this scripture and many of us have grasped the meaning of it. However, sometimes we can know who people are or at least who they are pretending to be by their language. The way in which someone speaks tells a lot about who someone is, how they are perceived and it tells what is really in someone’s heart. It’s like the language of our heart, we know you by the way you speak. We know how someone feels because of the way they are speaking. Like we can know where someone is from based on their accent or the language they are speaking. If you’re speaking spanish, I know you’re either from South or North America, if you speak with a british accent I am sure I know you are from the UK, Britain, or somewhere in europe. The way we speak about people says a great deal about who we are and how we feel. Sometimes our words cannot hide our feelings we will often be deceived by what we say.

What I’m getting at here is, how do our words, the way we speak, and what we say reveal who we are. How we speak about ourselves, others, God, says a great deal about where our hearts truly are. I’m not talking about profanity, swearing, or cursing, that’s another conversation, but I’m talking about the contents of our heart. Whatever is on our lips reveals what is in our hearts. What I’m saying is, is the word of God on our lips, and furthermore is it in our hearts? See when we have the word of God in our lives, and it written on our hearts, the condition of our hearts are in great shape. When the word of God is on our heart, speaking truly from our hearts will not be problematic. In fact our wrds will be beautiful. Our language tells who we are, and if our language is wrapped in the word of God, and the love of God, it will be pure. However we must check the condition of our hearts.

The Scripture states, “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.” What is stored up in our hearts? Before we come to Christ our hearts are full of anger, pain, sin, mistakes, grief, guilt, shame, the list goes on. Which is why we could not seem to get it right before we came to Christ because the contents of our heart did not match the lifestyle we were attempting to live.  I don’t know if you’ve ever heard the statement or the theory that hurt people hurt people, or that we as humans tend to project our feelings and views on other. So if our heart is full of evil and pain, and if it is broken. How are we going to speak to others, how are we going to speak about life, and what will we bring into this world? We bring into the world out of whatever is stored up in our hearts. However on the flip side, when we allow Christ into our lives and God begins to take away the blocks shielding our heart. When He begins to pick up the pieces and put them back together, When He begins to wipe away the sin. Shame, and guilt. When He begins to change and pour His word into us. Our lives begin to change because God works from the inside out. The contents of our hearts become like Christ and we begin to speak differently. We begin to view the world differently, view ourselves differently, and the way we speak changes.

All this to say, that the language of our hearts reveal and powerful message about what is in our hearts. Check your heart, and pay attention to the things you say and the things you want to say but stop yourself from doing so.

Reflection

1. Have you ever had a moment where you said something and didn’t realize you were feeling that way?

Prayer Time

Take the time to further respond in whatever way you feel led. Have a conversation with God about the contents of your heart and ask him to search you and heal you. Ask Him to take away everything that is unlike Him.

I love you and I hope you have an amazing day or evening! Be sure to share this with someone and come back tomorrow for Day 259!