The Source of Everything You Do (And How to Impact It!) Part 1

"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."  Proverbs 4:23

What makes you do what you do? 

If you knew the answer to this question, you could determine every action you take, accomplishing every goal you set out to accomplish.  King Solomon, the wisest man to ever live, second only to Jesus, gives you the answer to this question:

YOUR HEART!

Everything you do flows from your heart.

But what is your heart?

Your heart is your inner person, with your will at the throne or the drivers seat. 

• Your volition determines your perception. 
• Your perception creates your emotions.
• Your emotions fuel your actions.

In other words, with your will, you choose what you think. What you think about creates what you feel.  What you feel motivates you to act or speak!

Solomon says to "guard your heart."  Not just to guard it, but to do so ABOVE ALL ELSE!

Your first priority, then, is to take complete custody over your will! 

This means you determine:

• What you actively choose and what you actively refuse.
• Your ability to set and respect boundaries.
• What you let in and out of your mind.

I'm a corrections officer, so Solomon's words make a lot of sense to me.  Working in a jail is all about custody:  I determine who enters and who exits.  I am the key master and gate keeper.

Yet even if you're not a corrections officer, you live in a house.  You have keys.  You determine who and what comes into your house, as well as who and what will leave your house. 

Your house is your heart, and your will is the key that opens the door to your heart.  Just as you guard your keys to make sure you don't lose them, so guard your heart to make sure you don't lose the freedom of choice God gave you.  Everything in your house is accessible if someone has your keys.  And everything in your heart is vulnerable if you don't guard your ability to choose and refuse.

But how do you know what to choose and refuse?  Read Part 2 to find out!  Click HERE!

(The image at the top is from www.theguardian.com )