"Feasting on Folly"

"The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feast on folly." Proverbs 15:14

Dear Daughters,

The latter part of Matthew 12:34 has often caused me to cringe at the thought of seeing, or hearing rather, the contents of my own heart. According to scripture, "out of the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks." 

When we harshly criticize others, whether it be in our marriage or other relationships, when we make snide comments or rude remarks under the guise of "sarcasm," when we purposefully defame another person's reputation in order to make ourselves look better, when we use foul language or inappropriate jokes to seem cool and down to earth, it all points to the same place…a heart issue.

The First of Many

Dear Daughters,

This is the first of hopefully many letters I will write to you throughout my life. My words so often come out more clearly when I write. You are young now, but one day will understand the things I want to tell you.

I am currently trying to rid my life of things that keep me from really living. Living in the way God intended. I am easily distracted. My mind wanders; my emotions are fickle. My desires are so often temporal and uneasily satisfied. I know the reason behind this, though I so often don't live in light of the truth. I am always striving but never quite getting where I am trying to go. I grasp at the temporal things of this world seeking satisfaction or a better life only to find I've been clawing at the sand, never leaving where I started.