“Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life.” (Proverbs 4:32NLT)
for it determines the course of your life.” (Proverbs 4:32NLT)
You actions reveal the condition of your heart because that’s where actions begin. Wrong thoughts eventually result in wrong actions if they are left unchecked. For example, if you think about having sex with someone who is not your spouse, your heart will begin to convince you that it’s okay. You think its okay without realizing that ‘anybody who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart’ (Matthew 5:28). It happens because ‘the human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked.’ (Jeremiah 17:9).
Therefore, don’t trust your emotions to tell you what is right or good. Emotions are not a reliable guide because they are so easily influenced (Emotions is good. Here I’m referring to emotions that are controlled by our human flesh rather than by God’s Holy Spirit). Instead, trust God’s Word – it comes from God’s heart, which is good, pure and perfect. God’s Word reveals God’s Heart. God's Word says,
“Pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”
(Philippians 4:6-7NLT, bolded mine)
(Philippians 4:6-7NLT, bolded mine)
God’s Heart is good, pure and perfect. Ask Jesus to transplant His Heart into your heart.
Hurt, yes, but peace is sure.
THINK BIG. START SMALL. GO DEEP.
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