Luke 6:45 " The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of abundance of the heart his mouth speaks."
Which led me to the following questions: What is my heart in abundance of? Good or Evil? As of right now, I don't know. That's a lie, I just don't want to face the fact that if you heard the way I have been talking or acting you wouldn't see good fruit. It is totally a heart thing. I think this place as started to make me bitter, and that is never pretty. There is a lot of negativity that surrounds this place and I am starting to soak it in and in turn contribute to it. To be fair I have met some really cool people out here who are positive and encouraging.
SO what do I do? I need to put things into perspective and let go of the things I have no control over and change the things I do have control of like my attitude. This deployment is temporary and I am in the need of a heart change that will in turn become an attitude change. Please pray for me that my heart will be in abundance of good and that my mouth will speak of it. I will leave you with this verse that my good friend Jim brought to my attention:
John 16:33 "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
Song of the day: "Give Me Faith"- Elevation Worship
Well said, Celeste. Oh, and I like your blog. We miss having you here in Okinawa (even though I only got to know you over a short time). I will remind Melissa that we need to pray for you when we meet on Saturday. Blessings!
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