A tree is known by it's fruit. Am I bearing fruit? If I am abiding in Him than yes. (John 15) "If I confess with my mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in my heart that God raised Him from the dead, I will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses resulting in salvation." (Romans 10:9-10) So why don't i see fruit all the time, because if He is in me after confession then he should be in me, the hope of glory and I am abiding in Him. This is where the heart comes in. God is always in us once we live out Romans 10, but when we don't see fruit, it's not that he is not there, and not within us. It is just that we believe a lie which leads to sin. Our heart gives into that because we don't know if he is in us or not (lack of faith in who he is and who we are).
Well if you truly live out Romans 10 and live out the gospel he is in you, the hope of glory. Jesus is Lord, Christ in you, the one who is always faithful to abiding. Do we believe this? Do we also know that it's not about us? Let Him bear fruit through you, He wants to. Are we aware that He wants to or are we hiding the goodness of the Lord behind a lie that our heart has given into? How do we know where our heart is?
"Out of the overflow of the mouth the heart speaks." If God abides in you, you can be affected by Him or a lie, so when we speak out of pride and selfishness then that is probably a good indicator of where your heart is. Be aware of what you say. If you want Him, choose Him and walk in faith confidently. Words reveal character. Listening is sometimes better than speaking.
"But I will tell you every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it on the day of judgment." Again be aware of what you say. But don't be silent out of fear, but out of awareness of who God made us to be. Why speak careless words and why speak mindless chatter? Does this advance God's Kingdom? No, then why do we still say it?
Glorify God in all things. Focus your whole being on Him. The Holy Spirit will help you see where you are at
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