Get Your Mouth From Your Heart

[299 words] Man can justify nearly anything as okay in the mind. The reality though is what Solomon said, “The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful” (Proverbs 12:5). Humans justify sin in their hearts when Satan is the adviser. That is why it is the job of the Christian to counter this deception with truth. The first step in countering this is knowing where the heart is. Jesus said, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21). Do we put our hope and faith in our bank accounts, houses, jobs, spouses, parents, cars, retirement plans, etc.? None of these things are inherently wicked, but when they become the focus of our heart, our treasure is in the wrong place. It is hard for people to hide the true colors of the heart. Someone may say one thing, but…