We must consider something very important and is that, our hearts should be placed in the hands of the Lord, asking Him to help us endure, to be faithful, to walk in integrity and respect His statutes.
If every day we keep the words of God in our hearts, we would be well of not to fall into such infractions which are not pleasing to God, because a man outside the ways of God is lost.
The man who leaves the ways of God wanders aimlessly and without direction, the enemy does with him whatever he wants, he makes him steal, kill, destroy, and sin in other ways.
For this reason, Scripture constantly exhorts us to be vigilant over our inner life. The heart is not merely the seat of emotions, but the center of decisions, thoughts, intentions, and desires. Everything we do is born there. If the heart is aligned with God, our actions will reflect righteousness, obedience, and humility. But if the heart is neglected, it easily becomes fertile ground for temptation and deception.
God desires that we surrender our hearts to Him daily, not only in moments of need or distress, but as a constant act of dependence. When we allow the Lord to examine and guide our hearts, He corrects us, teaches us, and strengthens us so that we may walk according to His will and not according to our own impulses.
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Proverbs 4:23
This verse clearly teaches us that guarding the heart is a responsibility entrusted to each believer. We cannot delegate this task to others. Through prayer, meditation on the Word, and obedience, we protect our hearts from pride, bitterness, resentment, and sin. When the heart is filled with the Word of God, there is little room for the enemy to operate.
He who keeps his heart from evil and keeps the word of God in his heart, he gets rid of practicing evil, because when your heart is out to do good, satan comes and takes possession, he attacks and seeks the form of how to use you, and when you see that you do not give for more, he destroys you.
This is why spiritual discipline is essential in the Christian life. A careless heart becomes vulnerable, but a heart rooted in God’s truth remains firm even in times of trial. The enemy seeks moments of weakness, distraction, or complacency, but the Word of God gives us discernment to recognize his schemes and resist them.
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Proverbs 4:24
The proverbist knew why he said these verses, because in all times there have been all kinds of people, which out of their mouths and their hearts come out perverse words. That is why he advises us to remove from us all the words of perversity, and all that is called lies and iniquity, because God does not like these things.
Our words are a reflection of what lives within us. A heart governed by God produces words of wisdom, encouragement, and truth. On the contrary, a corrupted heart gives rise to destructive speech. For this reason, the believer must seek purity not only in actions but also in speech, allowing the Holy Spirit to govern both heart and tongue.
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Proverbs 4:25
And who is right? This is God, who gives us light in the midst of darkness, shows us His paths, His ways are straight, and He shepherds His sheep so that they do not go astray. Let us trust in Him and keep His words within our hearts, so that the enemy has no opportunity to harm us, or to take us out of God’s right ways.
Keeping our eyes fixed on the Lord means living with purpose, clarity, and spiritual focus. When we walk according to His guidance, we avoid many pitfalls and remain steadfast in faith. May our daily prayer be that God would guard our hearts, guide our steps, and help us live lives that honor Him in every way.
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Keep your heart
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From the point of view of physicians, the heart is an organ, a pump of the human body, which makes blood run throughout our bodies by irrigating each part of even the little veins.
It is so important that, as is well known, a heart failure may be deadly for a person.
The Bible tells us about the heart as a source from which life flows: “out of it are the issues of life”. And it says more, as we can read as follows:
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”
(Proverbs 4:23)
“We must keep our heart with all diligence.” It is good to learn about the heart and to have control of our affections, which may be evil.
For people fearful of God it is a vital thing to make an effort, fully interested, to examine ourselves and see what our thoughts are; and also to consider what our intentions are and lead them with the help of the Holy Spirit. Consequently we’ll be able to please the Lord.
In a spiritual way, all evil things come out of the heart—things which can grieve God’s Spirit and hurt people:
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
(Jeremiah 17:9)
Having become children of God means that we must have: our hearts, feelings and actions are changed and continually transformed, more and more in conformity with the person of our Lord Jesus Christ. That is the operation of the Holy Spirit that we all experience during the time lived here on the earth.
May we ask the Lord God to infuse into our hearts the power to do good things, both for the welfare of our neighbor’s and seeking that His name may be glorified
AMEN.