Proverbs
4:23
Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
Tim and I
wandered around the IKEA store a week or so ago. If you’ve never been there
they are a huge furniture store, originated in Sweden, they sell ready to
assemble furniture in fun styles. Unlike other stores, IKEA sets up complete rooms
of furniture. We strolled through living rooms, bedrooms, amazing kitchens and
even bathrooms. The employees set up visually appealing interiors to grab the
buyer’s attention. Of course the furniture is attractive and inviting, but they
represent a house, not a home. There’s no personal touch, no heart.
Without the
heart, the designs look nice, but have no personal appeal, no depth of
character. They lack individuality. God created every person with heart. Not
just the one that pumps blood through the veins, but the heart that overflows
with joy and aches with pain. The part of us that rips apart when tragedy
strikes or oozes with love at the sight of a newborn baby. The creator knew we’d
need to protect our hearts from evil in the world, temptation, and the frozen
diffidence of not caring. Proverbs warns us to guard our hearts. Protect them
from the things of the world that make them hard and cold. Instead shore the
heart up with Bible verses and prayer, positive conversations, and hugs so that
good things flow from it. Praise God for wanting us to have loving and
peace-filled hearts.
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