19/04/2023
Been meditating on this verse, Proverbs 4:23: watch over your heart, for from it flows the springs of life.
How do we become a good steward of our heart? We do this by protecting our eye gate, our ear gate, being mindful of our thoughts. What we continously focus on, for that is what going to take root and will come out when we are squeezed. The truth of the matter is that we all get squeezed in life. Whilst we may not have control over certain circumstances, people's behaviour attitude etc, we have control on how we respond. (Work in progress ππΎ π)
Today, am reminded of this post below, which is COPIED. You may have read before but we all need reminder at times
You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere.
Why did you spill the coffee?
"Because someone bumped
into you, right?!β
No, not really.
You spilled the coffee because there was coffee in your cup.
Had there been tea in the cup, you would have spilled tea.
Whatever is inside the cup is what will spill out.
Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which WILL happen), whatever is inside you will come out. So we have to ask ourselves... βwhat's in my cup?"
When life gets tough, what spills over?
peace, humility, faith , or anger, fear, bitterness?
Life provides the cup, YOU choose how to fill it.
Let's continually fill our cup in God's presence and His word; whatsoever things are true, lovely, just, think on these . Let's fill out cup with gratitude, forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation; kindness, gentleness and love.
Have a beautiful day β€οΈ