What is Proceeding from Our Hearts? (TMF:2001)

Monday, January 09, 2023
Peace to Live By: What is Proceeding from Our Hearts? (TMF:2001) - Daniel Litton
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       We can get all caught up in who we want to say is a real Christian versus who we want to try to label as not a real Christian. It’s definitely tempting to go that route. Therein lies self-righteousness, however. The point is that we can know if we are a real Christian by what is proceeding from our hearts. Jesus told us the bad things that can proceed from our hearts. We are familiar with those things. Hopefully, we have been giving up control of those bad thoughts, which is begetting better and better actions in our lives. When we surrender those bad thoughts, we gain victory over them. But, as we evaluate our own behaviors, do we see genuine good coming from ourselves? Be honest, and definitely don’t be too hard on yourself. Honestly look at your own outward actions. Do good things come from your heart toward others? Remember what Jesus said on one occasion: he said, “the last will be first, and the first last” (Matthew 20:16, ESV). It can be easy to forget this important truth.