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by Katherine Kehler"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." Proverbs 4:23
Is your heart rejoicing today or are you broken hearted?
Is your heart pure or is it deceitful?
Would people say you have a heart of gold or a heart of stone?
Do you have a soft heart or a hard heart?
Do you have a generous heart or a greedy heart?
During the past several weeks, I have been searching the Bible for verses describing our hearts. I didn’t find the word "moody" anywhere. Instead, the Bible says that our attitudes and moods are an overflow of what is in our heart. Luke 6:45 says, "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."
How do we keep a heart attitude that is pleasing to the Lord? By being filled (controlled and directed) with the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 5: 18 commands, "[b]e filled with the Spirit."
How do we get a clean heart when our heart is dirty? 1 John 1:9 tells us "[i]f we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
How can a broken heart be healed? Psalms 34:18 tells us to ask God to heal our broken hearts: "[t]he Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
After reading the verses about our heart’s condition I know that I can’t change my heart. I have to rely totally on Christ. In fact He said it in John 15:5, "[a]part from me you can do nothing."
How is your heart today? Can you say with the Psalmist,"[c]reate in me a new heart and renew a steadfast spirit within me"? (Psalm 51:10)
~Lord Jesus, I ask you to take our hearts in your precious gentle hands and change them, heal them, soften them, cleanse them, and fill them with your Holy Spirit. Amen.
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~ Katherine has been a staff member with Power to Change Canada for 30 years. She has launched and developed many successful ministries, including Canadian Prayer Alert, Women In Leadership, Women Today, Women Today Magazine and Women Today Online. Katherine has written and published a book, When Dreams Come True: Women Today Online. She serves as the director for www.secretsofsuccess.com.