Here is a truth that
we must always remember. What is in the
heart matters. We may be able to put on
a front and fool people, but who we really are is determined by the heart. Now there are a few things that we must
consider about the heart.
The heart is the soul
of man. It is the spirit of man. It is influenced and controlled by either
Christ or Satan. There are no other
choices. If the Lord is not leading the
heart, Satan is. No one can escape this
truth and everyone chooses who will lead them.
The heart is directly
connected to the mind. Whatever we allow
to linger in our minds find their way into our hearts. The more we think about unholy things, the
more we are influenced by them and the more likely we are to act them out. We become what we think about. If we ignore feeding our minds with godly
things, sinful things begin to take over.
We are naturally born
sinners and the only way we can control our sinful nature is for us to keep our
minds focused on godly things. We must
pursue God through His Word, the fellowship of His church and prayer. The more time we spend on godly things, the
less time Satan has to get a foothold in our hearts. When we slack off in our pursuit of God, we
give Satan the opening he is looking for.
He will take full advantage of his opportunity and begin the process of
leading us astray.
If you want to please
the Lord and live a victorious life in Him, you must diligently guard your soul
by protecting your mind. You must say no
to sinful influences and thinking. It’s
not easy to do and we all fail, but it is what we must strive to do. Fight the good fight for your soul and you
will win the war through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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