Oct. 1999
I am reminded from James that we are to "confess our faults one to another that we may be healed". So... Here's my thoughts from Psalm 34, verses 13 and 14.
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue…" (Prov. 18:21)
"He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life:…" (Prov. 13:3)
Lord, I confess I have opened my mouth too much in DEATH. Frustration, fear, and criticism have poured forth for years. Is this one of the reasons why I am so sick? O Lord, forgive me, and may my tongue be POSITIVE, giving praise to Your name – even when things look hopeless.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
These are Your words to me! Interesting that the word "good" can mean "…cheerful, joyful, kindness, pleasant". This is how You want me to be even though I feel rotten most of the time. And I am to desire and strive after PEACE! Yes, I am to "run after" peace here in my home by being "cheerful, joyful, kind, and pleasant! Help me, Lord!
I couldn't help but be "hit" right between the eyes with an article I read this week. You bring to my mind, "…and the wife see that she REVERENCE her husband. (Eph. 5:33) Reverence is an ATTITUDE. It means "to be in awe". Have I ever really been IN AWE of my dear husband? Have I thought all his ideas were "JUST WONDERFUL"? Have I honored him?
My thinking…my attitudes have been wrong. Unfortunately I have focused on his faults instead of his wonderful strengths. I am guilty, and this word was for ME. Lord, forgive me. I have failed. Pick up the broken pieces and heal the wounds. I want to obey You!
In Jesus' name. Amen!
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