- Hey friends, welcomeback to the Superbook Show.

- Are you ready for another episode

of Keeping It Real?

- Good, 'cause it'd be alittle awkward if you weren't.

- Today's question comes from Kierra.

"Sometimes I get frustrated and want

"to say mean things to people.

"I don't because I know it'd be wrong

"but I still think them.

"Is that bad?"

- Yeah, Kierra, I think it is.

- But she didn't say anyof those things out loud.

- But she still thought them.

- Well, I think the real questions is

what's more important, ourthoughts or our actions?

I think actions are more important.

Our actions are how we show the world that

we're followers of Christ.

- Yeah, but thoughts arestill pretty important.

- Wait, wait, wait.

You're tellin' me that ifI wanted to throw a pie

in your face but didn't,that'd be just as bad

as if I actually threw the pie?

- Well, of course not.

Wait, do you wanna throw a pie in my face?

- Only sometimes.

(sad music soundbite)

- Okay, okay, I'm not saying that thoughts

are more important thanactions, but I do believe that

thoughts and actions areequally as important.

- Because even if no one else sees it,

God knows what's in our hearts.

- That's exactly what I was thinking.

Look, Proverbs says, "Peoplemay be right in their own eyes

"but the Lord examines the heart."

- I just have one question.

- What's that?

- There's a differencebetween a passing thought

and a sinful desire that takes root

in a person's heart, right?

- Oh, definitely.

I mean, if you hold your tongue

before saying somethinghurtful, that's great.

- But then you have tolet go of the desire

to say those hurtfulthings, that's crucial.

- Everyone has ugly passingthoughts now and then.

The sin is if you hold onto them.

- While it may seem likesomething you'd think to yourself

isn't as bad as something you'ddo or say to another person,

God sees it all.

- And all sins are equal in God's eyes.

- Including ones committedonly in your heart.

- So what do we do?

How do we be like Jesusand live without sin

in thought and deed?

- Okay, I have an idea.

(victory music soundbite)

Psalms 19:14 says, "Maythe words of my mouth

"and the meditation of my heart

"be pleasing to You O Lordmy rock and my redeemer."

- Well, that's a great versebut how does it help us?

- It's a prayer.

(blinking soundbite)

Okay, well we all knowthat everyone has sinned

and we all fall short of God'sglorious standard, right?

- Right.

- Well, God knows that too,and He's not just going

to leave us high and dry, He loves us.

- Oh, so if we pray to Him and ask Him

to help us be better, He will.

- God looks at our hearts.

Yes, it's a heart that sins sometimes,

but it's also a heart thatlongs to be one with Christ.

- So if we continually askGod to purify our hearts,

He will honor that request.

- And eventually, we're notgoing to want to sin anymore,

externally or internally.

- Well, it sounds so easywhen you put it like that.

- Yeah, it does doesn't it?

But in reality, trueperfection is impossible.

- But it's a journey not adestination and it's gonna take

a lot of diligence and self-discipline.

- Try writing in a journal so you can

see your progress over time.

- Or tell a trustedfriend what you're going

through so that they cankeep you accountable.

- And will rejoice with you when the Lord

helps you overcome those temptations.

- You are not alone in this.

God will help you becomeblameless and pure

from the inside-out.

- His word is forever alive.

- Thanks for joining us today.

- And if you're thinkingabout throwing a pie

in your friend's face, don't.

But hit that Like andSubscribe button, instead.

- Wait, why do you wantto throw a pie in my face?

- I just think it would be funny.

- Anyway, if you have aquestion you would like us

to answer, send us an emailat SuperbookShow@CBN.org.

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and go to TheSuperbookShow.com.

- Bye.

- Bye.

- Kierra, Kierra?

- [Producer] Kierra.

- Kierra?- Kierra.

- Is it Kierra?

(Kaitlin giggling)

Kierra?

- [Soundstage Member] Ear or--?

(Lawrence and Kaitlin chuckling)

- [Producer] Ear.

- Ear?- Key-ra?

- Hira?- Like an ear?

- Key-ra?- Like Keara?

- Like your name?- Like Ear-ah.

(audience member speaking softly)

- Key-ear-a. (giggling)- Key-era.

- [Producer] Whenever you're ready.

- Wait, so is it Kierra?

Do we--?

(Lawrence and Producer chuckling)

Wait, do you really wannathrow a pie in my face?

- Only sometimes.

No, I'm just funny, I know what you meant.

- Why do you wanna throw?

Do you really wanna throw a pie?

Do you really wanna throwa pie in my face, today?

Okay.

Wait, do you really wannathrow a pie in my face?

Did I say that wrong, again?

- No, that's what we say in--

- Why do you wanna throw?

I just want answers!

- [Producer] Exactly, just like that, why.

- [Kaitlin] I just want answers.