Proverbs 16 - What Kind of Heart do you Have?

 

Proverbs 16 – What Kind of heart do you have?

 

People can and should make plans, but it is essential to remain mindful that the Lord directs how we will go (Psalm 37:23).

Pride involves placing one’s own reasoning powers above the revelation of God and depending on one’s finite mind to determine infinite truths. Pride was the original sin, and it  has its place at the top of God’s hate list.

Understanding is the ability to evaluate a situation and respond to it appropriately. This is a source of life for the wise, while folly is a source of discipline for a fool. A person’s wisdom, or lack of it, determines his or her prospects in life.

 

The ability to restrain anger is developed as a person yields to the Lord’s control and the Holy Spirit’s leading. Anger is like an unbridled horse. Unless we tame it, we are at its mercy.

 

 A prepared heart is a heart that receives God’s truth and submits to God’s will. Since the mouth speaks what the heart has treasured up, the Lord can guide your words when your heart is prepared. (Matt. 10:19-20).

 

A proud heart leads to all kinds of troubles and robs you of the blessing of the Lord.

 

A purposeful heart is devoted to God’s purposes. Take time to think and pray, meditate on the Word, and make your plans; and then trust the Lord to guide you.

When wisdom is your food and drink, then you will be able to make prudent decisions. A prudent heart is revealed by lips that speak words of wisdom.

 

What is in the heart eventually comes out in life, and the life described here is anything but beautiful or useful.

 

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