Guarding Your Heart
“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23 NIV
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” Proverbs 13:12
Our heart is a place of passion and motivation. It pumps relentlessly providing lifeblood, yet it can be easily broken. We can give our whole heart, be half-hearted and hard-hearted. Our heart can covet, lust, and envy; it can be deceitful. It can also love deeply and selflessly. Hearts can be smitten, stolen and afire. When we fall in love, strong emotion bursts forth from our heart, changing our outlook on life. Everything seems so much more beautiful when viewed through the eyes of love. Yet life can seem hopeless when the heart aches. A wounded heart can grow bitter. Our life resonates with each beat of our heart. It is critically important that we care for our heart, and that of others too.
How do we guard our heart? It’s been said that emotions follow thoughts. So, it’s important to be aware of our thought life and take on the mind of Christ, being careful of the thoughts and ideas we allow to penetrate our minds; surrendering unforgiveness, anger and other self-centered feelings. And asking God to fill us with His love and compassion for others. When we draw close to Jesus, our life produces the fruits of the Spirit which include love, joy, peace, patience, , gentleness, and self-control. Our heart will be calm, guarded and pure. Guarding the heart does not mean building walls around and keeping everyone at bay, it simply means not allowing anything to reside there that would not be pleasing to God. One of the most vulnerable areas is love. We are created in God’s image and God is love; it’s natural to desire to love and be loved. When entering a new relationship, it’s often tempting to run fast towards a new person. But while it may be very true that God has answered prayers with the new relationship, time will confirm if it is God. He rarely moves as fast as we’d like and wants us to trust Him to provide for us. Sometimes it’s tempting to rush in and put His stamp of approval on a new relationship. But we protect our hearts, and the hearts of others, when we trust Him, and His timing, to fulfill our desires.
Be Inspired!
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” Proverbs 13:12
Our heart is a place of passion and motivation. It pumps relentlessly providing lifeblood, yet it can be easily broken. We can give our whole heart, be half-hearted and hard-hearted. Our heart can covet, lust, and envy; it can be deceitful. It can also love deeply and selflessly. Hearts can be smitten, stolen and afire. When we fall in love, strong emotion bursts forth from our heart, changing our outlook on life. Everything seems so much more beautiful when viewed through the eyes of love. Yet life can seem hopeless when the heart aches. A wounded heart can grow bitter. Our life resonates with each beat of our heart. It is critically important that we care for our heart, and that of others too.
How do we guard our heart? It’s been said that emotions follow thoughts. So, it’s important to be aware of our thought life and take on the mind of Christ, being careful of the thoughts and ideas we allow to penetrate our minds; surrendering unforgiveness, anger and other self-centered feelings. And asking God to fill us with His love and compassion for others. When we draw close to Jesus, our life produces the fruits of the Spirit which include love, joy, peace, patience, , gentleness, and self-control. Our heart will be calm, guarded and pure. Guarding the heart does not mean building walls around and keeping everyone at bay, it simply means not allowing anything to reside there that would not be pleasing to God. One of the most vulnerable areas is love. We are created in God’s image and God is love; it’s natural to desire to love and be loved. When entering a new relationship, it’s often tempting to run fast towards a new person. But while it may be very true that God has answered prayers with the new relationship, time will confirm if it is God. He rarely moves as fast as we’d like and wants us to trust Him to provide for us. Sometimes it’s tempting to rush in and put His stamp of approval on a new relationship. But we protect our hearts, and the hearts of others, when we trust Him, and His timing, to fulfill our desires.
Be Inspired!
posted by A Life Inspired at
Monday, November 06, 2006
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