Aug 14-16

Ok here we go...

Eph 4: 21-25

21if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus,
22that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,
23and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
24and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
25Therefore, laying aside falsehood, SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE of you WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are members of one another.
(NASB)

Everyone wants to get away from a 'business as usual' type of lifestyle. Weather its loosing yourself in a book, a movie, a job, wanting to retire early... ect. Its the (for lack of a better term) "American dream" to have a perfect life set apart from the world and totally being comfortable in any situation. Basically we all want to find an escape and we want to actually LIVE while we are alive on this earth.
God gives us an escape. He gives us the true meaning of life and ways to escape the 'business as usual'. He tells how in the verses above. Its all about setting our minds on things above and setting our hearts before the Lord in agreement. Seeking holiness and righteousness.
And how do we do it? Well Paul gives a few ways in the following verses but the number one way is to "speak truth". The bible also says that if you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth. God SPOKE the world into existence. Jesus is the living WORD of God. We need to realize that our words and our speech has a HUGE effect on our lives. Start Guarding your tongue and everything will fall into place! for REAL!
Anyways, lets hit this up this week and really shoot to try and attain to a higher level of our walk with God by really watching our tongue and our heart behind it. God bless you all!!!
-Drew
ps. if you have any prayer requests or comments or concerns you can e-mail them to me at: andrewgusztak@hotmail.com