The Overflow of the Heart

The overflow of the heart.  That’s where the words you speak come from.

Jesus said – “For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.”

If you want to know what is in someone’s heart…just listen to the words they speak.

Words of bitterness?  They come from a bitter heart.  Words of hatred?  They come from a hate-filled heart.  Words of judgment and accusation?  They come from that kind of heart.

Conversely – when you speak words of love…that’s because you have a heart of love.  When you speak words of mercy…it’s because you have a merciful heart.  When you speak words of pardon…that’s because you have a forgiving heart.

So…your words express your heart.  And the way to have good words is to have a clean and godly heart.