A GENTLE SPIRIT
Proverbs 14:30 (14:31)
A man with a gentle spirit is a healer of the heart,
But a sensual heart is the moth of the bones.
Personal Challenge
What does it mean to have a sensual heart? It means a heart that desires and pursues the pleasures of the senses or passions. First thought might be to point the finger at sexual pleasures, but it goes far beyond that. Seeking power comes from a sensual heart especially when you will do anything to get and keep that power. Greed, idolatry, possessiveness, lying, cheating, stealing, and anything else the puts me, and my desires above God and my neighbor, all come from a sensual heart. This heart will condemn us to a life of decay and death. On the contrary, a gentle spirit, a true humility, will create within us, and around us, a heart that is both healed and healing. The consequences are obvious, the choice is the ongoing challenge every moment of every day. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner!
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