Somebody HONOR Somebody, Pt.2 [stevejesmer.com]

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HONOR IS A MATTER OF THE HEART: ATTITUDE & APPROACH

Honor is not simply what you say, but HOW you say it. Honor is not simply what you do, but HOW you do it. It's about attitude and approach.

Teach me Your ways, O LORD, that I may live according to Your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor You. (Psalms 86:11 NLT)

HONOR HAPPENS IN THE HEART.
Honor happens first in the heart. Honor is homegrown in the heart. Honor is honed in the humble of heart.A pure heart honors God. A heart that honors grows pure. An impure heart dishonors God. Dishonor corrupts the heart.You can't honor when your motives are impure, no matter what your lips might be saying.

So, church leader, ministry team member, Christ-follower, husband, wife, teenager, mom, dad, teacher - HOW IS YOUR HEART?

Do you approach Jesus, His Church, your ministry, your pastor, your spouse, God's House with an attitude of gratitude or with impure selfish motives? You can't fake honor without failing your own heart.

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  1. CourtMarch 10, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    Honor happens first in the heart. Honor is homegrown in the heart. Honor is honed in the humble of heart. // Love that Pastor Steve.

    I heard some say familiarity or closeness is the greatness enemy of HONOR. So if we want the people closest to us, to show HONOR, we must learn and model cultivating HONOR in our hearts.

    Does that make sense?

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