Proverbs
4:23
The heart is
a very sacred and vital organ both to your physical and spiritual life… If we
take the analogy of the heart being a pump, we know that whatever is inside the
heart will be pumped out (in the physical since this is the blood that travels
through our veins, in the spiritual we are talking about whatever Godly or
worldly things that reside within)…This is why we are reminded that if we want
to live we must keep our heart… The heart is the source, it’s the
critical point and it’s the very place you’re most likely attacked by the
devil… Luke 6:45 says, “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart
bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of
his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart
his mouth speaketh.” How
often do you give your heart to others? How many times have you found yourself
allowing someone or something to have authority over you by controlling your
heart…Whether we have come to realize it or have not comprehended it yet, the
heart is the center of our living and being… David wrote in Psalm 37 that if we
delight in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our heart… God knows how
critical it is that we maintain our heart; He knows the importance of the heart
and has told us that if we make Him first in our lives He will give us the
things that we seek… God knows the things that we seek are love, appreciation,
acceptance and happiness… Today we are reminded that just because we seek those
things doesn’t mean we try to obtain them at all cost… The proverb today
reminds us that we must “Keep thy heart with all diligence…” The book of
Proverbs was written by the wisest man that ever lived (Solomon), but even he
was subdued and humbled when he did not protect his heart… I am a firm believer
that doors open in your life, but I am a (n) even firmer believer that not
every door is meant for you to walk through… That being said, we must
understand that being patient and thorough when it comes to matters of the
heart are critical not only in Christianity but in simply living in this world…
The bible says that the devil is seeking to steal, kill and destroy and the
truth of the matter is that he will only accomplish this by obtaining control
of your heart… The proverb says in all diligence, we must make every effort,
put every last bit of energy in preserving our heart… The bible records many
verses speaking to the importance of the heart and how it is the foundation of
our direction… Paul wrote to the Romans about salvation and how it is received
through the heart, Romans 10:9 “That if you confess with your mouth,
"Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from
the dead, you will be saved.” It is
critical that we understand the value that the heart holds… When we say that we
truly love someone, that love comes from the depths of our heart, when we look
beyond someone’s faults what is displayed is the genuine heart that we possess…
Solomon goes on to tell us that the reason we must protect our heart is because
the issues of life come from the heart… When we have a heart for something we have
the mindset and drive to do it, that in and of itself is important because a
lot of us have the heart to do the wrong things… We have allowed the enemy to
penetrate our minds so long, that our heart has become poisoned and we have
begun to go down the wrong roads in this life… Every turn you make in life is
decided by your heart, every decision you make is validated by your heart and
if your heart is in the wrong place than that is where you will be also… “For
where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Just like this
proverb, Luke elaborates on the importance of the heart when he records in the
6th chapter 45th verse that, “The good man brings good
things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil
things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his
heart his mouth speaks.” Your heart will manifest its true desires by the
way you conduct yourself in every day affairs… Luke informs us that we can see
the desires of mankind and the issues of people’s lives by how they act from
day to day… If you are a genuine person and a person that desires the right
things, your heart will show that by the actions that you choose to engage in…
Today is a day where I think it is appropriate that we examine our hearts… We
examine the desires of our heart and make sure that we have protected our heart
from the devises of the devil… The issues of life are the things that affect
us, but also the ways in which we live… An issue is subject, concern or topic;
the issues of life are whatever we make them… If we become worried about a job
it’s a (n) issue, if we stay up all night because of a relationship, we make it
a (n) issue and all this derives because we have allowed our heart to be
invaded by things that are not of God… When we allow God in and keep our hearts
with all diligence the issues of life become living the way God would have me
to live, smiling in the face of adversity and speaking a good/kind word to an
enemy… I don’t have to hear you speak or even ask you questions to determine
what kind of heart you have; it will be shown in your living… The bottom line
is that you must protect yourself and your life… If you’re careless with your
heart and give it to any and everybody, it will be shown by how torn and tattered
your life is…
BE BLESSED!!!
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