PUT ON THE NEW SELF!

Ladies,

I appreciate all your e-mails and phone calls from last Wednesdays study on the Signs of Christ's Return in Matthew 24. Isn't God's word Awesome and Mighty to be PRAISED!!!!! He loves us so much that He wants us to know the signs when He is coming back for His church(us).

Below is what one person wrote and I couldn't have said it better!!!!!!!!!

1. I need to be more burdened for the lost around me. Time is short!
2. I need to dive even deeper in God’s Word each day. I need to KNOW His word!
3. I need to be living a godly example each day. The verses you read from Colossians were just what I needed!

Most of the phone calls and e-mails loved the verses in Colossians so I thought today I would focus on a verse in Colossians 3.

Verse 8 says, "But now you also, put them all aside, anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth."

I don't know about you but the first thing I noticed is all those things could involve my mouth. If I am angry where does that usually show up first? My mouth! How about wrath, malice, and slander???? My mouth!!!! Also, all these emotions go from bad to worse. Some of you may remember when Linda Headrick taught on the above emotions in verse 8, she had a choo choo train with an engine, cars, and caboose. On each car she had one of these emotions on the side of the car. I will never forget what she said about these emotions and cars. Are you listening? This is AWESOME! Here it comes down the tracks.. Choo Choo

At any given time we can stop and disconnect the cars(emotions), we don't have to keep adding cars(emotions), it is OUR CHOICE when we add new cars or disconnect cars(emotions) to the train!

Ladies let us commit today to not add any more cars to our train and to disconnect the ones we are pulling. The engine (us) will move faster and lighter. We will get more done down the choo choo tracks of life.