Joel Osteen Daily Devotionals Guard Your Thoughts, Guard Your Heart Post by Victoria Osteen
Guard Your Thoughts, Guard Your Heart
Post by Victoria Osteen
The Scripture says, "As a man thinks in his heart, so is he." That tells us that our life is going to go in the direction of our most prominent thoughts, which is why the writer of Proverbs warns us: "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." It doesn't say that "some" things flow from your heart; it says "everything." If you allow the wrong thoughts to linger in your mind, such as an offense or a fear or a worry, they will drop down into your heart and create a bad attitude. Life is hard enough without being handicapped by negative thoughts and attitudes. Many of the difficulties that come against us will overwhelm us if we have negative attitudes and the wrong perspective.
To not guard our heart means that we will allow wrong thoughts to develop into harmful attitudes. For instance, let's say your spouse has a habit of doing something you don…
Guard Your Thoughts, Guard Your Heart
Post by Victoria Osteen
The Scripture says, "As a man thinks in his heart, so is he." That tells us that our life is going to go in the direction of our most prominent thoughts, which is why the writer of Proverbs warns us: "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." It doesn't say that "some" things flow from your heart; it says "everything." If you allow the wrong thoughts to linger in your mind, such as an offense or a fear or a worry, they will drop down into your heart and create a bad attitude. Life is hard enough without being handicapped by negative thoughts and attitudes. Many of the difficulties that come against us will overwhelm us if we have negative attitudes and the wrong perspective.
To not guard our heart means that we will allow wrong thoughts to develop into harmful attitudes. For instance, let's say your spouse has a habit of doing something you don…
