Are you an encourager? Or are you a discourager? Most people are discouragers and do not even know that they are. Don’t get us wrong, there are some very negative, very disgruntled, and very unhappy people in the world. Normally, the things that they say can identify them. But, when was the last time you checked yourself to see what kind of things you say?
“And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: all these evil things come from within, and defile the man” (Mark 7:20-23).
Scripture tells us that it is what comes out of us that contaminates and makes us unclean. From inside of us, within our hearts flow evil thoughts, fornication, sexual sins, thefts, murders, adultery, covetousness, greed, wickedness, evil actions, deceit, licentiousness, unrestrained immorality, envy, reviling, insults, pride, arrogance, reckless folly, and foolishness. All these wicked things come out from within our heart to contaminate and make us unclean.
