Words of Encouragement

This picture created by Joselyn Williams has many colors and from different angles people can see different pictures. This is what our lives should be. We should not be one dimensional. When people look at us, they should see the different facets of God within us.


He must increase, but I must decrease. - John 3:30





The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. - Genesis 6:5





These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. - Deuteronomy 6:6



More Jesus. A godly heart. I am excited today! I am excited as I have been walking this lesson this week. I have seen what happens when you let go of your own power, will and thoughts to God. What you find is freedom to serve God his way.

To make sure that all of these things work together, it must first start in the heart. The Lord saw the great wickedness upon the earth and the heart of man. We must not be fooled into thinking God does not see the wickedness of our hearts. God sees and knows everything. This is why he tells us that we must decrease. As we allow God to increase in us, it changes our hearts more and more toward him.

Today, God says to us, allow my word to become part of your heart. The life giving blood in our body must flow through our hearts. If there is something wrong with the heart, the blood cannot flow as it should. This is the same thing with our ability to do as God says. If our spiritual hearts are not right before God (broken spiritual valves), they cannot allow the life giving blood (spiritual understanding) to flow correctly. That is why we must allow God's word to saturate our hearts so that it can be healthy and the life giving substance can flow; love, joy, peace, forgiveness, etc.



Today, I pray for us that God would increase our hearts capacity for him and decrease our capacity for the desire to sin. Lord, create a clean heart in me and renew the right spirit within.