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Proverbs 4:23 (NKJV) powerfully says, “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” I do believe that the heart is something powerful yet weak at the same time. I do believe that God gave each human a heart for more than just one purpose. The heart – it’s not just beating, but like a treasure box keeping the biggest treasures. The heart. Scientifically, the heart is meant to beat and pump the blood into veins, keeping as alive and doing the greatest things on earth. Spiritually, the heart contains more than just what it seems. The heart can be big, yet small at the same time. Like a treasure box, it could be filled with many treasures, little treasures, or the saddest case would be just storing air. What does one contain in their heart? – God? People? Love? Compassion? Joy? Hope? Faith? Desires? As for me, I know one thing I lack in my heart is compassion. It seems to be… Lost somewhere? I need that compassion back. I need this soft side of the heart – to want to see people saved, to want to reach out and going for the primary purpose of a Christian. The heart may contain the good, and it may also contain the bad. What ‘bad’ could the heart contain? Emotionally, the heart can be filled with sorrow, unhappiness, pain, agony, doubt, anger, jealousy… Many more which I currently can’t think about now. Would it be healthy for a loving heart to contain such negative emotions, pumping the blood to flow into veins? I say no, because the blood pumped out will be exactly what the heart feels, affecting the whole body and thus the human fall. Serious, isn’t it? No wonder the wise ol’ Solomon says to guard our heart… When we say to guard our heart, it does not mean just romantically or emotionally. Rather it refers to every little thing that could steal one’s focus on God. It could be an obsession or a desire. Think about it, what was something you’ve been obsessed about lately? Could it even be… Yourself? Dear Solomon, your word reads more than what it seems, beneath down the short simple statements means so much for us humans to learn. God used your wisdom for good, God used you well. Despite many generations, the words remained the same, because God knew no matter how far generations will go, we still need to know these facts and truths. How does your heart look like? |