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1 Peter 4:11
11 If any man [ei tis] speak [laleo], let him speak as [hos] the oracles [logion] of God [theos]; if any man [ei tis] minister [diakoneo], let him do it as [hos] of [ek] the ability [ischus] which [hos] God [theos] giveth [choregeo]: that [hina] God [theos] in [en] all things [pas] may be glorified [doxazo] through [dia] Jesus [Iesous] Christ [Christos], to whom [hos] be [esti] praise [doxa] and [kai] dominion [kratos] for [eis] ever [aion] and ever [aion]. Amen [amen]. KJV-Interlinear
11 Whoever speaks, let him speak, as it were, the utterances of God; whoever serves, let him do so as by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. NASB
Speaking, is the result of the content of the soul. Doing anything, is a result of the content of the soul. Even thinking, is obviously a result of the content of the soul.
You cannot think, say, or do anything, that has not first passed through your soul. Although, it may be questionable about the thinking processes of some folks. However, that is more of a humorous perception than anything else.
Now here is the tough part of human life. At war within you, is the sin nature on the one hand and the spiritual side of you, on the other.
Here Peter, instructs us to think, say and do everything in life, while in fellowship and under the control of the Holy Spirit. Since being in fellowship means sin free, then holding your tongue, holding your thoughts, even holding your actions in check can be trying at times.
You cannot accomplish this while under the control of the sin nature.
Everything given to you, including the air that you breathe, the things you have, and the circumstances that surround your life, are given to you in order that you can advance to spiritual maturity, and use your possessions, situation, etc. in such a manner as to help you advance to spiritual maturity, and practice Gods will.
Anything else is an abuse of all that God has provided.
Only you can examine your life and discover what you should or should not be thinking, saying, or doing, with what God has provided you in your life.
It is easy to ignore your responsibilities. It is easy to not care about your responsibilities. It is easy to redefine, or modify, or compromise your responsibilities. But when it all comes down to the final say about your life, that say, will be in Christ’s hands, not yours.
When placing your life in the hands of your sin nature, you might as well be rolling an infinite sided pair of dice. Your winning number will never come up.
But when placing your life in the hands of God, then the result of your life will always be a winning outcome.
