Today I read Proverbs 4, which is the command to obtain wisdom. Today I considered how this father’s instruction to his children included protecting your heart for it impacts your spiritual life.
A Father’s Instructions
Proverbs is explaining how this father’s instruction is teaching his children to not stray (Proverbs 4:1-27). This father first told his children to listen carefully. Then he explained that these instructions and laws need to be written upon our hearts. Our hearts turned toward God will help us. We are to gain wisdom and understanding but not follow the paths of the wicked. We are to look straight ahead and not let evil distract us.
Questions and Thoughts for Today
Guarding our hearts matters so much in all aspects of our lives because it impacts our spiritual lives. I have even quoted Proverbs 4:23 below. What does this passage mean to you in your daily life?
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23 KJV
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 NIV