“… Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life…” – Proverbs 4:23 (NKJV)
When you study the Bible, you discover that it contains very important truths that every child of God ought to capitalize on to live a struggle-free life in this world. One of those truths is found in our opening text taken from the book of Proverbs 4:23…where the Bible says “guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life”. As simple as this statement is, it speaks volumes. It reveals to us a very important truth that can either change our lives forever or keep us redundant for a long time. It says “guard your heart with all diligence for out of it springs the issues of life”, meaning our heart plays a very important role in our day to day activities. If the Bible says “out of it, springs the issues of life”, it, therefore, means that to an extent the circumstances of our lives will be determined by the state of our heart. If things will go on smoothly in our lives, it will not come from our surroundings but from our heart. Also if things will go bad, it will ultimately be determined by our heart too.
So from this information given to us by the scriptures, we ought to administrate properly what goes in and comes out of our heart. This is the reason, as a child of God; you have to consciously work on the state of your heart. If the Bible says, “out of our heart springs the issue of life”, it means from the heart, something good can spring out, and something bad can spring out too but the condition in which the heart is, that is what will determine the characteristics of what will come out of it. If you fail to scrutinize the things that go into your heart and come out, chances are there that your heart will bring forth the wrong things. This is why; you must make a conscious decision to watch the condition of your heart. Never allow the wrong information to dwell in your heart, rather let your heart be filled with God and His words. When the word of God is dwelling in your heart, it will eradicate any information that is contrary to the word of God and keeps it completely cleansed from anything that will corrupt or pollute it. If bitterness or envy or anger is what you keep in your heart, your heart will certainly bring forth the wrong things which ultimately will make your life go in the wrong direction but if the condition of your heart is in sync with the word of God, you will experience victory and success all the way. So take advantage of this word today and be diligent enough to mind the condition of your heart. God bless you!
TODAY’S RHEMA
If bitterness, or envy or anger is what you keep in your heart, your heart will certainly bring forth the wrong things in your life!
CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
All Powerful and Ever-living Father, I thank you for the truth that is revealed in your word. I declare that from this day on, I will give diligence to the condition of my heart. I will not allow the wrong information to penetrate my heart and I will not allow bitterness, malice, envy or any other polluting thing to take a hold of my heart in Jesus name. Amen!
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