There is no denying the world we currently live in is filled with evil, yes.. Evil.. Many people generalize evil to be something magical, something spiritual, something only the "bad guys" contribute to. Well let me tell you here, evil exists in this world not just in the "bad guys" alright? It is here and it is everywhere... Temptation to wrong, greed for money, pride in position, all these are evil too. Now we need to open our eyes to all that is around us, we need to know how the world is.. Now in doing this we are NOT blending in with the world, just KNOWING what is out there.. In knowing what evil awaits us out there in the world, we know what to prepare ourselves for.
Yesterday for myf, Miss Christina Ong shared on Setting Boundaries and Guarding your Heart.
Luke 6:45
A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
She shared our heart is the center of our well being, it controls our thoughts, desires and passion. That my friends is already such a good reason why we need to guard our hearts, I feel.. I mean think about it, Luke 6:45 above tells us good things come from a good heart, and vice versa, if now in this world we let our hearts be corrupted with greed, lust, pride... Imagine what garbage will come out of our lives.
Matthew 7:21-22
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’
Here Christina was sharing to us about how we are fed with so many half truths in this world. Half truths being phrases telling us Jesus loves you no matter what you do, He doesn't look at your past, do not worry.. Seem true to you? Yes it is true, BUT!! The bible also tells us, when we receive God's gift of love and salvation, we no longer live as our old selves.. We are a new creation~
Psalm 119:9-11
9 How can a young person stay on the path of purity?
By living according to your word.
By living according to your word.
10 I seek you with all my heart;
do not let me stray from your commands.
11 I have hidden your word in my heart
that I might not sin against you.
Above lies the answer to what is the best way to guard our hearts.. We hide God's Word close to our hearts.. Spend time with him daily and learn from our meditations with Him. What about the times where we fail to guard our hearts? Yes friends, we are not perfect and all knowing.. There will be times when the evil one will get a strike on us. In those times, do NOT dwell in your hurts and bitterness. Give them to God and turn to Him, for He will heal your heart and give you a new one in return with a new well spring for life~ :) It says so here in Ezekiel 11:19
19 I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.
In conclusion my dear friends, guard your heart, for it is the source of life. With the word of God as the protective boundary.. And when we fall. Go back to God and allow Him to create a new heart for us!
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