You can tell a lot about a person and the condition of their heart by the words they speak. I hate the fact that I have to write about this, this should be kinda a common sense thing for most mature Christians, but yet I see it plauging the Body of Christ.

You may think I am judgemental for what I am about to say, but I will back up everything with the Word of God…

If you wear the Name of Christ and walk this earth as a blood bought child of the Living God, you are His personal representitive, His ambassador. (2 Corinthians 5:20)

We are to represent Him in all areas of life, including the words we speak. I am sick and tired of hearing Christians cuss and talk perveted and think it’s okay! It’s NOT okay! You are a redeemed child of God, not a heathen!

It is NOT okay to be talking dirty or telling perverse jokes to your friends or co-workers.  It’s NOT okay to be cussing!

(Eph. 5:4 Amp.)

“Let there be no filthiness (obscenity, indecency) nor foolish and sinful (silly and corrupt) talk, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting or becoming; but instead voice your thankfulness [to God].”
We are representing God when we speak and when we talk like the heathen, how are we shinning light unto the world?

(Eph. 4:22, 29)

“That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts.”

“Let no foul or polluting language, nor evil word nor unwholesome or worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need and the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give grace (God’s favor) to those who hear it.”

It’s just simply not okay and by the verses listed above that should be more than enough proof. But let’s talk about what the root of the problem is. If you have a hard time controling your tougn, it really comes down to an issue of the heart. (Matt. 12:34)

“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”

So if cussing is a problem you have to look at your heart. A lot of it comes down to what you are allowing in…

Are you watching movies full of cussing and perverse talk? I just recently had a talk with a group of kids that lead worship for a local youth group… They were on their way to see a “no so good” movie and they knew it. Well, I had to say something. (I’ll spare you the conversation)  After talking with them I looked up the movie and one of the first things I found about the movie was it had over 165 “f” words! Hello! What are you allowing in you?

You can’t be watching, reading or listening to crap and think it wont effect you. It will!

We are called to be seperated from the world, we are supposed to act different than the rest of the world. Because if we are acting just like them, what would they see that they would want? You’re just like them…

Let’s make it a point to represent the Lord the way He deserves. The world doesn’t need to see a bunch of compromising cussing Christians. They are just waiting to see the real deal, the ones the walk in true power and purity of the King of kings and the Lord of lords!

Make what the Lord did at the Cross count in your life.

May I also add, you do have the right to tell others around you that they need to knock it off if they start cussing around you. Christ is in you, you should protect that.

Keep moving forward.

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I wanted to let everyone know that we now have the site back to normal! Woohhoo! It took a while, but everything is transferred over now.

I also wanted to let you know I have updated the podcast page. I will warn you, the program I am using for the podcasts at the moment, I am also using for business. So you will find sermons, bible studies and business podcasts. I hope you enjoy them!

We are also starting something new. Because of the people we lost at are weekly Bible Study, due to college. We are now doing the Bible Study Virtualy, meaning you can now join us live. We are still testing this out, but people seem to be enjoying it. So please feel free to join us live: Possess Your Land Bible Study.

And, it was requested to have a discussion forum, so here it is: PossessYourLandForum

That’s all for now. Keep on standing!

To Hime be the Glory!

Col. 1:12-14 “Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.”

There is NO grey between Heaven and hell. Choose a side and live it!

1 Peter 1:13 says, “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

I want to focus on the “hope to the end“. It?s amazing how the enemy loves to try steal our hope if we let him, I guess that’s why there are so many hopeless people out there with nothing to live for.

But what a privilege that we have to have our hope is in Christ alone. When God gives us a promise, it’s not a hoping that it might come to pass. Our hope is a strong confidence that it will come to pass, that the Lord will get His way. We must continue to believe!

That?s why in this verse it says to gird up the loins of your mind. To gird up is to bind up or prepare yourself. It’s a firmness of mind; your mind is made up to believe Jesus and not the situations around you. Believe the Lord and not what people say.

If you don’t gird up, which we will get more into in the next part, you stand a chance to get confused about if you ever really heard God. Lies creep in and you start doubting God and yourself, which is a horrible thing. But a mind that is girded up is bound up tight in the Word of God, in the mind of Christ. It’s the grit that says “God said it, I believe it and that settles it!”

A mind that is truly girded up right says, “I’m not girding up my mind so I can get my promise, I’m girding up my mind because I love Jesus enough to go through the trouble. Even if I don?t get my promise, I just want the Lord high and lifted up.” That’s a mind that loves God more than anything.

So do not lose heart, don’t let go of the promises. Take every thought captive, cast down the stupid thoughts that are against God. Gird up in the power of the Lord! For it is Christ in you, the hope of glory. (Col. 1:27)

Alright here is a pretty intense video. Please share your thoughts after watching this video

In 1 John 4:4 says “Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world”

So here is the thought of the day:

“Can anything in the world stand against you and hold its place if it is a fact that He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world”

Do you think it’s more than just memorizing that verse, but owning that verse, chewing on it until it becomes a part of who you are.

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