It's a Matter of the Heart

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The heart of the matter is a matter of the heart.

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. Psalm 139:23-24 NLT

Levav / Heart: The center of character, will, and understanding. The place you think, feel, desire, and decide.

Kardia: the inner self, thoughts, emotions, desires, and decisions. The control center of human life.

(Read verses 7-8) The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds. Jeremiah 17:9-10 ESV

We cannot have a heart that is whole without the help and healing of the Lord.

The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 NLT

Heart health doesn’t come from either emotional limitation or liberation, but instead emotions surrendered to and sorted by Jesus.

Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. Ephesians 3:17 NLT

Steward your heart by giving your heart to God!

Thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 ESV

It is impossible to live a life meaning with the Lord without a heart that is whole and His.

Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NLT

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 ESV

God can only guide and guard the heart He governs, and He will only govern the heart he owns.

2) Steward your Heart by Guarding your Heart!

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 3:23 NLT

God doesn’t just want your habits, He wants your heart!

Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies. Daniel 1:8 NKJV

Daniel lived in Babylon, but Babylon didn’t live in Daniel.

Can we live found in a world that’s lost it’s way or live free in a culture of captivity? - Yes!

A guarded heart is anchored in Godly identity, not the worldly environment or culture.

3) Steward your heart by choosing to have a heart for after God.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 ESV

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8 ESV

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 ESV

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