Put your hand over your heart and close your eyes. I mean it, just stop reading and do it right now. Feel it beating life into your body. This small but mighty organ gets little praise from us. We don't typically stop and thank our heart for keeping us alive and yet it continues on, pulsing blood through our veins. Our hearts are a made for much more than keeping us alive though. In the bible it says our hearts show our intentions and thoughts (Hebrews 4:12), they can trust (Proverbs 3:5), they believe (Romans 10:10) and our hearts need to be pure (Matthew 5:8).
In the King James version, the word love is only mentioned a little over 300 times, compared to the word heart, which is printed over 900 times. (1) In my opinion means that our hearts have more responsibility than just loving. God intended for our hearts to help guide us through our life and make the right decisions. We may be compared to other people by our outward appearance but God has made it clear that He will be judging us by our hearts.
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
-Jessica
1. The Holy Bible, King James Version. Cambridge Edition: 1769; King James Bible Online, 2015. http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Popular-Bible-Words.php
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Very good. I believe that is also why we have to guard our hearts and make sure that we are putting good, uplifting thoughts into it and not negative, bitter and angry thought. I'm glad I found this post at the Fellowship Fridays link-up. Thanks for the encouragement.
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Thanks Miranda and I agree!
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