God Speaks

I love it when the Lord speaks to me through His word.

I was doing my Bible reading today and when I was finished and "checked the box" I was flipping through my Bible just looking at the underlined verses through out.

I stopped in Ephesians 4, 5, and 6.

4:26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 

4:29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 

4:32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

5:15-16 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,  making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.

6:10-12 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.  Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Once I opened my heart and mind to the Word this morning instead of doing my reading out of obligation the Lord spoke.

I loose my temper with my girls so easily. Especially when they disobey. "Be angry and sin not."

I can gossip with the best of them and complain about others all the time. "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up..."

Boy howdy can I hold a grudge. "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." *OUCH*

And the most important relationship I have on this earth next to God and Joey is my precious girls. What I do, how I react and what I say are mirrored by them. And let me tell you, it is NOT pretty sometimes when I see myself through them. "Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil." (Don't be LAZY!) *double OUCH*

And last but certainly not least, I MUST equip myself first thing in the morning with the amor of God or all these other things that I want to do I will surely fail at. "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.  Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places." 

This world is dark. And a lot of the time I am defeated. But if I am faithful to do the things Christ has called me to do then I will have victory in my every day walk with Him. He has already defeated the Devil. Praise God! 

God speaks. I must listen. 

Have you heard from Him today?