Listen to yourself
Revival concluded last night for Sylvester UMC. Just in case you missed it, you will be able to attend revival services at Union Grove UMC starting Sunday, March 8 thru Tuesday, March 10. The afternoon service on March 8 will be conducted by Pastor Timothy Croft of Lone Pilgrim. Monday night service will be conducted by Pastor Haywood Hannah of Greer Chapel of Flowood and Tuesday night will be conducted by Pastor Rocket of Hopewell MBC of Goodman. We pray that you come out and join us.
The Steele Community Great American Cleanup is coming up. This is the time that the Steele Community — Patrick Drive, Oliver Dr., King Rd., Water Tank Rd., Old Jackson Rd., Beulah Rd., Boss Hogg Rd., Burks Circle and Edna Dr. come togehter to clean up. During March 7 thru March 9, the volunteer participants of the community take the time to clean up the community if the weather permits. On Monday, March 9, the participants will gather at Union Grove UMC for a fellowship meal. If you would like to participate or donate, please contact Brenda Bobbitt at 601-507-9567.
A word from Pastor Marcus Mann: The scriptures tell us that we should love the Lord with all our heart. How do we know whether we do or not? How do we know what has our heart? How do we know what consumes our heart? One way is by examining our lives to see if we are obeying His commandments and doing our best to keep them, walking in them and letting them be the governing factor of our lives. Because if we love Him, we will keep His commandments.
Another way to know is by listening to yourself when you talk. What comes out of your mouth? Our verse above tells us that whatever our heart is full of is what will come out of our mouth.
If you are full of love for God it will come — you will hear it in the things that you say. If you are full of bitterness, envy, hurt, it too will come out in your conversation. It is so easy to tell where people are just by listening to what they are saying. Likewise, it is just as easy to know where we are by what we are saying. This means that if you aren’t sure what is filling your heart, all you have to do is listen to yourself for a while and you will soon discover what it is.
I know people who all they talk about is money — getting their next dollar, how to keep what money they have. I know others that talk about nothing but their ex-spouse and what wrong they did to them. There are those also who talk about their illnesses, aches and pains all the time. And the list goes on.
Don’t misunderstand me, it is not wrong to talk about these things I have mentioned, but when it becomes your whole conversation and the only thing you talk about all the time, then it means this is what has your heart.
By listening to yourself you will get a pretty good idea of what really has your whole heart.
