TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR SOUL

 

Prov. 4:23-27 Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do. Avoid all perverse talk, stay far from corrupt speech. Look straight ahead and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet, then stick to the path and stay safe. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil. NLT

       No one can protect your mind and soul but you. God has given you the task of guarding your heart. No one can stay away from the distractions of sin that haunt you but you. No one can say no to sinful temptations for you. YOU must take charge of your heart and protect it from evil. No one is to blame but you if you fail to do it and fall into sin. No one can make you sin but you. It is your choice if you fall into sin. If you neglect your dutiful watch over your soul, you will sin. And, your sin will impact everything you do.

       Protect your heart. Don’t use perverse speech; let only those things which honor the Lord come from your mouth. Don’t look around you at the allurements of sin. Don’t let them entice you to sin. Keep your eyes focused on the Lord and Him alone all the time. Stay on course. Don’t stray off the path of righteousness and wander into the mine fields of sin. Stay focused and take control of the path of life you walk on.

       If you do these things, you will find your way to the Lord. And if you don’t, you have no one to blame but yourself for missing out on the Lord and His blessings on your life.