Hello Everyone,
It's been quite a while since I wrote anything but today I want to talk about toothpaste. Toothpaste comes in all different sized tubes and in more flavors than I can count. There is wintergreen, spearmint, peppermint, and the list goes on and on. Now I am not sure about how it comes packaged in other parts of the world but in the United States, most of the time it comes in squeeze tubes with a screw on cap. The tubes are normally bright colors to make you feel good about using their brand and to make their brand look good. It's supposed to be pretty important stuff because it helps us keep our teeth and gums in good health. I can't remember how many times my mom asked if we had brushed our teeth before we went to bed. As a grown up dad of five, I can't count how many times I have asked the same thing to ours.
So why am I talking about toothpaste? It's because we humans have a lot in common with that tube. At a factory somewhere, there are machines and people that put the toothpaste in the tube but did you ever notice that you don't really know what's in the tube until you take the cap off and squeeze the tube? You can't see through the tube normally. As I said a minute ago, you can see the outside of the tube and it may look great but you can't see the inside.
Some of you have probably figured out where I am going with this. See, we can't really know what's inside a person until there is pressure put on that person. It's when the pressure comes from all sides and starts to really squeeze that we get to see what's really inside their "tube." We are all the same way. We can look great on the outside but have real trouble on the inside. But let me tell you this. Whatever you put down on the inside of you is going to come out in words when the pressure is on. Just like that factory, if you put God's word in your heart and you meditate on it regularly, that Word will come out of your mouth when you get into a tough situation. If you're putting negative thoughts and ideas down in your spirit then those same negative things will come out of your mouth under pressure.
Let me ask you this. What kind of toothpaste is on the inside of you? Is it good thoughts? Is it based on the Word of God? Is it something that will help you when the tough times come? Or are you saying things to yourself like, "I'll never make it. My dreams won't come true. I'm not good enough. I'm not pretty enough. I'm not smart enough." If you are doing that, then stop because those negative thoughts are lies. You are good enough, smart enough, pretty enough and God can make your dreams come true.
Let me end it with this. Check out what's on the inside of your tube because the pressure will come and it will come out. If you don't like what's there, then change it. It's not hard. Get a good Bible and start feeding on what God says you are and what God says you can do. Then when the pressure comes, you will start using the words of your mouth to bring you out of that situation and into the place God has for you.
That's Another Opinion of the Minion
It's been quite a while since I wrote anything but today I want to talk about toothpaste. Toothpaste comes in all different sized tubes and in more flavors than I can count. There is wintergreen, spearmint, peppermint, and the list goes on and on. Now I am not sure about how it comes packaged in other parts of the world but in the United States, most of the time it comes in squeeze tubes with a screw on cap. The tubes are normally bright colors to make you feel good about using their brand and to make their brand look good. It's supposed to be pretty important stuff because it helps us keep our teeth and gums in good health. I can't remember how many times my mom asked if we had brushed our teeth before we went to bed. As a grown up dad of five, I can't count how many times I have asked the same thing to ours.
So why am I talking about toothpaste? It's because we humans have a lot in common with that tube. At a factory somewhere, there are machines and people that put the toothpaste in the tube but did you ever notice that you don't really know what's in the tube until you take the cap off and squeeze the tube? You can't see through the tube normally. As I said a minute ago, you can see the outside of the tube and it may look great but you can't see the inside.
Some of you have probably figured out where I am going with this. See, we can't really know what's inside a person until there is pressure put on that person. It's when the pressure comes from all sides and starts to really squeeze that we get to see what's really inside their "tube." We are all the same way. We can look great on the outside but have real trouble on the inside. But let me tell you this. Whatever you put down on the inside of you is going to come out in words when the pressure is on. Just like that factory, if you put God's word in your heart and you meditate on it regularly, that Word will come out of your mouth when you get into a tough situation. If you're putting negative thoughts and ideas down in your spirit then those same negative things will come out of your mouth under pressure.
Let me ask you this. What kind of toothpaste is on the inside of you? Is it good thoughts? Is it based on the Word of God? Is it something that will help you when the tough times come? Or are you saying things to yourself like, "I'll never make it. My dreams won't come true. I'm not good enough. I'm not pretty enough. I'm not smart enough." If you are doing that, then stop because those negative thoughts are lies. You are good enough, smart enough, pretty enough and God can make your dreams come true.
Let me end it with this. Check out what's on the inside of your tube because the pressure will come and it will come out. If you don't like what's there, then change it. It's not hard. Get a good Bible and start feeding on what God says you are and what God says you can do. Then when the pressure comes, you will start using the words of your mouth to bring you out of that situation and into the place God has for you.
That's Another Opinion of the Minion
