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Purifying The Heart
Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 16, 2024 (message contributor)
A woman puts a spoonful of dirt into a cup of water, muddying it. She initially tries to remove the dirt with a spoon but realizes it's ineffective. Instead, she starts pouring fresh, clean water into the cup continuously. As the cup overflows, the dirty water is gradually replaced by clean water, until finally, the water in the cup becomes pure again. This demonstrates how positive, spiritual practices can cleanse and renew our lives.
Philippians 4:8: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
Just like the continuous pouring of clean water cleanses the cup, continuously immersing ourselves in positive, Godly thoughts and actions can cleanse our lives of negativity and sin. The process of renewal doesn't always mean directly removing each impurity; instead, it involves filling our lives with so much of God's goodness that there's no room left for the negative. This approach transforms and purifies us from the inside out.
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Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Jan 20, 2007
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Contributed by John Harvey on Feb 14, 2007
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