Luk 6:45 A good man produces good out of the good storeroom of his heart. An evil man produces evil out of the evil storeroom, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
Recently my son wanted to wash his cap, so he put it in a frame and stuck it in the dishwasher. But he didn't want to use the regular dishwashing detergent because he was afraid that it might bleach the cap. Instead he used liquid detergent that is used in the sink not the dishwasher. It wasn't long before the dishwasher was filled with foam from the detergent and it had to go somewhere. Wrong detergent, wrong results.
It's really a very simple concept. When there is too much of something inside a container some of it has to come out. When you're happy everyone around you knows it, and when you're angry everyone knows it. Those emotions show through because that is what is overflowing in your heart at the time. Anxiety, depression, worry also shows on your face and in your words when they are abundant in your heart, as does compassion and joy. Sometimes we aren't even aware of what is flowing out of our mouth or heart. Complaining and bitterness flow so easily, yet what does that show is in your heart. Put the right stuff in and the right stuff will come out.
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