A Spill?

Consider your life a glass of water.
When someone unexpectedly bumps into you... what spills out?
In other words: in the moments we are caught off guard... how do we react?

The world tells us that the moments we 'get bumped into' and the 'spill' is not something to be proud of, are not moments to be stressed over; That those nights we drink a little too much... that time we swore in agony after banging our knee... and those impure thoughts we sometimes think... that they are not who we truly are, but just simply lapses in judgment.

The bible tells us that those moments are a reflection of the condition of our heart; That the words we say when we are caught off guard, the way we act when we get angry and the thoughts we have that we dare not say aloud demonstrate and reflect the depths of our heart.

James 1: 19-21, 26-27 Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. If anyone considers himself faithful and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his faith is worthless. Faith that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

We have been called to be God's set apart people... so shouldn't our actions demonstrate that?

God doesn't want us to just cover it up and just pretend things are fine... No! We are to have courage and deal with those issues.

What ends up spilling out is a reflection of our heart.
I have been reminded this week to not only guard my heart, but to watch my words, my actions and my reactions, as I strive to live a life that reflects a pure heart.

How's your heart?