To discover what’s inside a bucket – watch what is poured from its lip. To discover what’s inside a person’s heart – listen to the words poured from the lips.
- “For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. A good person produces good words from a good heart, and an evil person produces evil words from an evil heart.” (Matthew 12:34b-35 NLT)
- “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” (Proverbs 4:23 NIV)
The content of a person’s heart is exposed by their speech. Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks (Matthew 12:34). Hearts surrendered to God overflow with words marked by wisdom.
- “Words of wisdom come from the wise, but fools speak foolishness.” (Proverbs 15:2 CEV)
- “The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom, But the perverted tongue will be cut out.” (Proverbs 10:31 NASB)
My words reveal what I treasure in my heart. Like it or not, what I say expresses what I am inside. What I value, I speak. What I believe, I say. What I love, I express. “Wherever your treasure is, there your heart and thoughts will also be.” (Matthew 6:21 NLT) What I respect, I communicate. I cannot separate what I say from what I think and believe.
What do your words reveal about what’s in your heart?
