Good morning everybody. Welcome to the Kirk Cameron Show. Monday morning Bible devotional. I’m uh feeling great. James, how you feeling this morning? Feeling good. You know, I’ve reminded myself of what’s most important. Coffee in the morning, and a heart full of gratitude. And the scriptures say that no matter how I feel, I should give thanks in all circumstances, be joyful always, and to pray continually.
So, even though there’s things I feel annoyed about, even though there’s things that are disappointing to me and maybe frustrating or irritating, I’m giving thanks for all of it, continuing to pray and asking God to fill my heart with joy. I submit to you that your heart is the problem. Not frustrating people, not places, not situations or demons.
Those are just the places where the sin of your heart gets revealed. I remember when the kids were little. James, you might even remember this if if you were born at this point. Luke was really little. He came in the house crying his eyes out, balling and wailing. And we said, “What’s wrong?” He said, “Bella. Bella did it.” And we called Bella in.
Bella was a couple years older. And we said, “What happened?” She said, “I hit him in the head.” We said, “Why did you hit him in the head?” And she did not say because of the selfishness in my own heart. She’s like because he threw an acorn at me. If you ask the teenager why he came home late and missed his curfew, he’s not going to say because of the irresponsibility of my decisions and unwise thinking.
No, he’s going to make up some long story about how his car broke down and he had to get it fixed and then there was a train that stopped on the tracks and had to wait forever and a water mane broke in the road down the street and flooded the street so it just took a lot longer to get there. If you ask the father why he’s so sullen and angry all the time, he’s not going to tell you it’s because of his selfishness and his own impatience.
He’s probably gonna tell you it’s because of his his crazy wife and his ungrateful kids or the boss that never recognizes the hard work that he does. If you ask the single person who’s always sullen and discontent and moody why they’re that way, she’s probably not going to tell you about the jealousy that resides inside of her heart.
