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the housecleaning choice

the housecleaning choice

reality choice

hope choice

commitment choice

the housecleaning choice

reality choice I can’t

hope choice God can

commitment choice Let Him

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Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will seeGod

Matthew 5: 8

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The heart is deceitful above all things andbeyond cure. Who can understand it?

Jeremiah 17: 9

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I can openly examine and confess myfailings and faults to the Lord

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What is the heart?

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emotionsDo not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God trustalso in me

John 14: 1

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emotions

IntellectSo give your servant a discerning heart to govern yourpeople and to distinguish between right and wrong.For who is able to govern this great people of yours?

1Kings 3: 9

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emotionsintellect

willBut Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royalfood and wine, and he asked the chief official forpermission not to defile himself in this way

Daniel 1: 8

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the heart

is the seat of my character

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Above all else, guard your heart, for it isthe wellspring of life

Proverbs 4: 23

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What is purity?

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catharsis

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catharsis to make pure by cleansing from dirt, filth, or contamination”

it refers to being unmixed, as having no double allegiance

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purity isunity in all areas of my heartand thus also in my actions

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A person whose

emotions, mind and will

have been cleansed and are united in

seeking the glory of God in their life

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How do we get purity?

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Remember God’s kindness

Remember God’s promises

Remember God’s faithfulness

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The reward of purity

…for they will see God

Luke 7: 36 - 47

the housecleaning choice

the housecleaning choice