Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.
–Proverbs 4:23
Several years ago, fifteen university professors were challenged to summarize the prime motivator of human personality. These professors came from various disciplines of academia. And they were asked to condense into one brief statement that which would move people to action.
Here’s what these professors concluded:
“What the mind attends to it considers. What the mind does not attend to, it dismisses. What the mind attends to continually it believes. And what the mind believes it eventually does.”
Now, that’s exactly what the Scripture is telling us in today’s passage. You become what you believe. And because of that, you should guard your heart (your thoughts) because it is the primary motivator of the kind of life you’ll live.
Your attitudes will always determine your actions. What you think about and what you believe eventually will be evident in your behavior. And therefore, the battle for the heart is the central battleground in the spiritual life.
This is great news for you and me because it shows us that we can’t simply change our behavior. But when we allow Christ to work in us and change our hearts, our behavior will change as a result. So if you want to change how you live, begin by asking God to do a work in you!
IF YOU WANT TO LIVE A CHANGED LIFE, ASK GOD TO BEGIN BY CHANGING YOUR HEART AND YOUR BEHAVIOR WILL FOLLOW.
