Why did you do that? Why are you hurt? What have you done? How could you say that? - ever heard someone asking you these?

It starts with the heart. Every word that we speak, every action that we do, and every choice that we make – it comes out from the “abundance of the heart.”  We do good and we do evil because it is what the heart dictates us. It is by the condition of our heart that our words and actions reflect. People see the way we are because it is what we showed them from the depths of our heart.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. Luke 6:45

The heart, when it is uncontrolled, can bring destruction to our own selves. This is the reason God warns us about our own hearts.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23 

  

Yes, there are good things that the heart can bring. It is good to feel happy, loved and cared about. It is through our desires that we were able to reach our goals and dreams. However, not everything the heart feels is inclined to the will of God.

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. Proverbs 23:7 

There is called a foolish heart and there is known as lust.

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Romans 1:21

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. James 1:14

Not all of our longings are God’s will, not all desires come from God and not all of our wishes are good. Many of those who followed their hearts end up in misery – their lives were being destroyed.

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. Psalms 57:7 

Remember Samson – the strongest man in the Bible. He killed the lion with his bare hands, carried the gate of the city on top of the hills, and killed a thousand of men with the jawbone of an ass. But he was defeated when he gave his heart to the woman Delilah, a Philistine, whom his parents forbade him to marry. He disobeyed his parents and God because of his own heart’s desire.

What to do then? We need to fix our hearts.

The Reason of Fixing the Heart

The Role of the Heart

The Focus of Fixing Your Heart