Summary
The condition of your heart will affect the things that you do, and the things that happens in your life. It will affect how you talk to others. It will affect if your are a sad or a happy person. It affects your behavior. Therefore it is crucial to know how to keep your heart guarded. the condition of your heart can cause you to do things that you later regret.
Proverbs 4:23 .. Keep thy heart with all diligence , for out of it are the issues of life.
Luke 6:65 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Learn how to guard your heart by keeping a watch over your life.
How to Guard Your Heart
The condition of your heart will affect the things that you do, and the things that happens in your life. It will affect how you talk to others. It will affect if your are a sad or a happy person. It affects your behavior. Therefore it is crucial to know how to keep your heart guarded. the condition of your heart can cause you to do things that you later regret.
Proverbs 4:23 .. Keep thy heart with all diligence , for out of it are the issues of life.
Luke 6:65 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Proverbs 15:13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken
Psalm 119:11- Thy word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against God
Proverbs 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you: bind them about your neck; write them upon the table of your heart:
a) Watch your nature
- Heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked
Psalm 51:10- A new birth is needed
Matt. 11:29
b) Watch your intake
- What your eyes see? Matthew 5:28
- What your ears hear
- What you think upon? Luke 2:19
- Prov. 2:1-3, 10 Intake the Word - through prayer, reading, study, etc.
c) Watch your output
- the things that come out of your mouth, and out of your thoughts. What you are
producing? Matthew 15:18-19
If bad ….Repent (Acts 8:21)
If bad.....
d) Watch your habits
Ecc. 7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the
house of mirth.
How do you spend your leisure time? Do you spend it on things concerning God’s kingdom; things concerning helping others in life, or do you spend it wasting time with unnecessary pleasures.
e) Watch Your Company
I Kings 11:4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
f) Watch your investments
of your time and resources.
Matthew 6:20-21
g) Watch your Relations
Luke 19:17
Luke 17:3 Take heed to yourselves: If your brother trespasses against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
