What comes out of the mouthes of babes?

Harold and I just returned from our trip to Carmel California....we were celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary!

We had not seen our grand babies in a whole week and we were missing them something awful...so on Sunday they came over. We were playing in the game room and little Emma wanted a bottle of water ... I was trying to hold it for her so she would not drop any and because I would not give it to her directly she got upset and walked away and began to throw a little fit. She looked so cute but I tried not to laugh cause I knew her mom was reprimanding her. Sammy looked over at Emma and said "Emma, you need to change your heart!" "right Mom?" Andrea and I tried very hard not to laugh at the whole scenario...see this is what Andrea always tells Sammy when he gets upset about not having his way. Now it was big brother teaching his baby sister about her wrong attitude....

Boy...that has stayed with me all week....

Sammy is totally right! It's a heart issue...most of our issues are.

When we get upset because things don't go our way...
When we can't quite seem to forgive the hurts bestowed upon us by others...
When we react negative to a situation...
When we criticize...
When we complain... etc....etc.... "Its a heart issue"

Psalms 66:18 "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me"

Psalm 24:3,4 "Who shall ascend to the hill of the Lord? He who has clean hands and a pure heart."

Psalm 139.23 "Search me, O God, and know my heart; and if there is any wicked way in me...

We must get rid of envy, strife, bitternesss, unforgiveness and every other thing that will bring offense to our hearts. Otherwise these will also put holes in our armor. If you are still offended...then its a "Heart Issue".

A lot of us have a heart condition...a diseased heart will not allow blood to flow properly and will keep the rhythm from sustaining a healthy spiritual life...
How important do you think the heart is to your salvation?

Have you ever been in a church service and felt the strong presence of God during the service and left there feeling completely in awe of His goodness only to speak to someone else and their comment was "I don't quite feel at home in this place...its almost awkward" Two different experiences in the same place....what happened? "Its a heart issue".....

Do Lord...examine my heart and if there is something clogging the blood to flow freely then please remove it!