Matthew 12:34 (NIV) For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
We cannot measure spiritual force by rules of philosophy or definitions of theology any more than by a carpenter's rule or chemist's scales. It is "with the heart man believeth unto righteousness." And yet, the character of a man's thoughts has much to do with success or failure in the spiritual life. He is influenced by what he thinks. —T. Henry Howard
Elesha Hodge, comp., Today's Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "THOUGHTS".
