Ever get the feeling that God is just not on your side? Well, it happens, and we feel that. Some of the things matter, but some of those things don’t matter a hill of beans.
Just one such thing is so petty, but I have to mention it. My homeland, Oklahoma, is once again experiencing winter. You may ask, what is that? Well, those of us here in Virginia on the Eastern coast of this great country of ours don’t know winter as of late. They have had two winter storms, and we have had … none. But that is not the heart issue for today. It is just a rant I had to share. On we go.
Proverbs 15 (nlt)
13 A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit.
15-16 For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast. Better to have little, with fear for the Lord, than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.
30-31 A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; good news makes for good health. If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise.
Those verses, from my daily reading, are all about what will change our heart or give us a safe place to live, think and to dream. We often find that our fears lead us away from the things we need to face. Fear will keep us from being who we are to be and from enjoying the adventure of life and the blessings of God. To have a heart for what is best may very well change our impact on the world and our confidence in life.
Face your fear. Have a heart for God. That means we have to push a little harder and deal with what is not so comfortable.
It is only your heart that can make you glad. Do we let our situations or circumstances, pain and trouble dictate if we are happy or not? If we let God deal with our hearts and fill them with His thoughts and ways, we will see things differently. In fact, we will come into life’s situations and circumstances and our heart will not change. It will be constant.
If you are maturing as a Christian, your heart will be what Solomon called “a continual feast” no matter your life situation, good or bad. To have a heart for what is best is to let God guard your heart.
Proverbs 4:23 (nlt) --- Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
There are adventures of faith ahead of us. There is fear to conquer and impact to have, all for God’s glory. That is to have a heart for what is best.
Just one such thing is so petty, but I have to mention it. My homeland, Oklahoma, is once again experiencing winter. You may ask, what is that? Well, those of us here in Virginia on the Eastern coast of this great country of ours don’t know winter as of late. They have had two winter storms, and we have had … none. But that is not the heart issue for today. It is just a rant I had to share. On we go.
Proverbs 15 (nlt)
13 A glad heart makes a happy face; a broken heart crushes the spirit.
15-16 For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast. Better to have little, with fear for the Lord, than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.
30-31 A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; good news makes for good health. If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise.
Those verses, from my daily reading, are all about what will change our heart or give us a safe place to live, think and to dream. We often find that our fears lead us away from the things we need to face. Fear will keep us from being who we are to be and from enjoying the adventure of life and the blessings of God. To have a heart for what is best may very well change our impact on the world and our confidence in life.
Face your fear. Have a heart for God. That means we have to push a little harder and deal with what is not so comfortable.
It is only your heart that can make you glad. Do we let our situations or circumstances, pain and trouble dictate if we are happy or not? If we let God deal with our hearts and fill them with His thoughts and ways, we will see things differently. In fact, we will come into life’s situations and circumstances and our heart will not change. It will be constant.
If you are maturing as a Christian, your heart will be what Solomon called “a continual feast” no matter your life situation, good or bad. To have a heart for what is best is to let God guard your heart.
Proverbs 4:23 (nlt) --- Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
There are adventures of faith ahead of us. There is fear to conquer and impact to have, all for God’s glory. That is to have a heart for what is best.
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