My mouth is a window into my heart.. Uh-oh.

“Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of a man he is? Surely what pops out before the man has time to put on a disguise is the truth? If there are rats in a cellar you are most likely to see them if you go in very suddenly. But the suddenness does not create the rats; it only prevents them from hiding.”

-C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity

And that is why when those negative words pop out when I lose something, drop something, or forget something, I am reminded of my sinful nature and am given an unexpected newsflash by God on how I'm really doing spiritually.

Because when I'm doing well (which is rare, by the way), I'll say "Oops!" in my head or out loud.

And when I'm not doing so well, I'll say things in my head or out loud like, "Arrghh! I'm so stupid!" Or I use words that might as well be swearing.

"Be careful, little ears what you hear...
Be careful, little eyes what you see...
Be careful, little feet where you go...
For the Father up above is looking down in love,
Oh be careful..."


"From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so." -James 3:10


Every morning I sing "Jesus Loves Me" with Maryn and we pray together. And every day I also somehow slip up in the use of my words. How sad that is.

Unfortunately, going through the motions just isn't enough sometimes. I need to practice in, and be held accountable for, my language, my attitude, my heart.