Since February still lingers, I suppose it is not too late to think about Valentine’s day which celebrates love and affection and leaves me with the image of a heart. Actually, the heart is the innermost part of my being. My heart is what governs my thoughts and emotions.
There are all kinds of sayings about the heart and the emotions that go with it, like:
Faint of heart
A heart of gold
Eat your heart out
Have a heart to heart
Have a change of heart
Heart is in the right place
Home is where the heart is
From the bottom of my heart
Wear your heart on your sleeve
These are all good things to consider but even better are those found in scripture:
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7a
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8
“Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” Psalm 31:24
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Matthew 6:21
“My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.” Psalm 7:10
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10
There are so many more scriptures about the heart that I cannot post them all. But the one thing I cannot leave out is how much love flows from God’s heart. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotton Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” This is a heart of love! And, He gives it to me.
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