Guard Your Heart

Good Morning,

Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)
Above all else, guard your heart,
for it is the wellspring of life.
Matthew 6:20-22 (NIV)
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

At first glance these two sections of Scripture don't appear to be about the same thing. But, when I read Solomon's words in Proverbs this morning what Jesus said in Matthew immediately jumped into my mind. So, I figured that, truly, the verses we read today are closely related.

God tells us, through the pen on Solomon in Proverbs, that we are to "guard" our hearts for that is really where living a life of worth begins. Jesus tells us that whatever we place of most importance in this life we have, well, that will be where our hearts will be.

So, where, exactly are our hearts today? What is of most importance in our lives? Are we guarding hearts that are actually worth guarding?...In other words, have we placed some earthly things first in our lives and therefore have our hearts in the wrong place?

No long dissertation today. Nothing needs to be added to God's words today, other than the fact that we need to seek the Holy Spirit to come and show us where we are in regards to the verses we read this day.

Look at these words. Let them come into your mind. Allow God to speak and let you know exactly where your heart is. Once you find, or can put, your heart in the right place, then guard it so that the life that can spring from it will be worthy.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David