Have you ever said something and wondered where that comment came from? My mom called it putting your foot in your mouth!  Or maybe an idea crossed your mind that you wouldn’t tell your best friend about — and exactly where did that come from? Or maybe you did something completely out of character and ask yourself, What was I thinking?

We read in Proverbs that everything — our words, our thoughts, our choices, our decisions, our priorities — comes from our hearts. When a heart is full of God’s love, kind helpful and even beautiful things come from it.  But are we paying attention to our hearts? The wise writer of Proverbs warned us to guard our hearts; something a lot of us neglect I think!  We need to protect our hearts against bitterness, impatience, and greed, against jealousy, idolatry (a word not much used today), and anger. These traits will overtake our hearts if we let them. We must also guard our hearts against unsafe people, unhealthy relationships, and ungodly activities and entertainment.

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” — Proverbs 4:23

I personally am a list maker. Need a project done? Ill make you a list of what you need, how long it should take to do the project and even how to do it. Then ill make a different list to keep you on schedule! Impatience is one of my issues. I must pray all the time for God’s will and not mine. I pray to know which direction to take. Otherwise I’ll just jump ahead and possibly jump right out of the frying pan into the fire! Guard your heart, it really is the most important thing you can do!