Greetings sisters!
I hope you are all strong in the Lord today and obedient to His ways.
"If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."
Galatians 5:25
I've been keeping busy with housework and some sewing in these days. I might share about that when I'm finished.
I was reading recently and came across the scripture where it says about laying to heart...so I looked them all up.
"If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart."
Malachi 2:2
There's several places in scripture but its something to ponder about how seriously we take the things of God in our own lives.
And I like this....
"But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart."
Luke 2:19
We can do that with things we might face too...as well as with all we read in the Word.
Maybe it goes along with this one.
"A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards."
Proverbs 29:11
And also as women who ought to have more silence about us, we can ponder many things; our hearts, our ways, our actions, our thoughts. We can think about our Lord and in our hearts give Him glory and praise thankful to be His daughters redeemed from death.
As women we are not to have external adornment but instead a uncorruptable adornment of the heart with meekness and quietness.
"But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price."
1 Peter 3:4
Our words come from our hearts too. If our heart is good and pure then only good should come out of it into words. Like what it says in James 3, about a fountain cannot be both salt and fresh water.
"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh."
Luke 6:45
And today us sisters have to not be swayed and deceived by religious people who are like this...
"This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."
Matthew 15:8-9
If we have been born again through the gospel then we will have a new heart.
Amen what a blessing and miracle to get a new heart!
From then we will want to be taking everything of God's truth from His word seriously to heart.
"Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil."
Joel 2:12-13
So because this is a women's blog, we all have to take what God commands for women to heart. We don't just think about them, we must act to obey all He wants from us. That means we are to be cultivating a meek and quiet sprit, not adorning our outsides, wearing a covering, dressing biblical, and along with many other things like being chaste, shamefaced, sober minded, good, and a keeper at home as Titus 2 says for us.
All because our hearts have been made new by the Spirit of God.
I hope this assortment of verses and thoughts can edify you. Let us take God's truth seriously in our hearts.
OK sisters, Lord willing I shall be back again tomorrow.
Love and peace in Christ
...from one of God's servants
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