Spiritually Minded Ministries

PROVERBS 16:23
THE HEART OF THE WISE TEACHES HIS MOUTH
Once we have been born again, our spirit becomes alive because of the presence of Holy Spirit, and He takes up residence in our hearts. Now, this does not mean that He lives inside of our blood pump, which is located in the center of our chest. Rather, He lives in the center of our being. When we continue in His ways, we will begin to gain His wisdom along with His understanding. Our hearts, as referred to in scripture, include our knowing and believing area of our intellect, which begin to blend together.
As a Spiritually Minded Believer, we begin to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. This transformation involves the way we talk and the things that we talk about. As Holy Spirit transforms us, we should begin to notice that some words no longer seem like they belong in our vocabulary. This is correct. The scriptures instruct us to put away and remove all perverse speech and filthy language. We must keep in our minds that Jesus said in Matthew 12:34-36, "For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks," and that "for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgement."
Because of His transformation taking place in us, our hearts begin to gain wisdom. That wisdom will begin, over time, to teach our mouths. I used to be a professional cusser—may have even invented a few of the cuss words used today! But praise God, my heart began to gain wisdom, and it taught my mouth.

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