The heart is the remote control of the body. Even if the whole body is strong but the heart is weak, the entire body is affected. It is therefore important to guide our heart as much as we can. Beside sicknesses that affect the heart, we could also create an environment that causes the heart to be affected. If we fail to put barriers around our heart, we allow everything to enter the heart and some of these ultimately contaminate the heart. No one should desire to walk with an unfiltered heart. We are leaving in strange times and if we fail to control what goes into our heart, we lose control over our own bodies. How do we ensure that we operate with a heart free from all vices that contaminate it? Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. (Proverbs 4:23) The book of Proverbs presents different ways to keep the heart safe. Proverbs 23 gives advice about getting wisdom at all cost. If we operate in wisdom, we secure our heart from things that are not relevant. We are admonished to guard our hearts at all cost: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23). What we allow to enter our hearts hold the key to the issues in our lives. The NKJV version states that, “Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.” We are responsible for regulating what goes into our hearts. If we allow bad thoughts and impure ideas to enter our hearts, they stay in there and regulate our actions. If we allow good thoughts to enter our hearts they stay in there and bear good fruits. Even our health is largely dependent on what we allow to enter our hearts. When we understand that our hearts are the remote control of our lives, we will be considerate with whatever goes into it. Depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, sinful actions etc. begin with what we allow into our hearts. Our actions are a reflection of a much bigger picture: pouring out what is in our hearts. If we allow good things into our hearts, we reflect goodness in our lives. If we allow bad things to enter our lives, we reflect evil. Whether we live healthy lifestyles or unhealthy lifestyles is a reflection of what goes into our hearts. Whether we live cheerfully or bitterly is a reflection of what goes on in our hearts. Whether we get happy for the progress of others, or we get jealous that others are advancing in life, is a reflection of what goes into our hearts. Paul in his letter to the Phillipian church made these profound statement: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8) Make a conscious effort to allow things that will not harm your heart to have access to your heart.
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