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Proverbs 27:19

As water reflects a face,
so a man's heart reflects the man.

(NIV)


So many times it is easy to do and think things that are wrong, and then say to yourself, "...that isn't the real me." or "...I don't know where that came from!" But it is important to realize that your heart (your conscious self) is reflecting the real you. Where do those thoughts come from? YOU. Why did you make those choices? Because that is who you are.

The only hope that we have is that Christ will come in and wash us.

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