Revelation

Proverbs 4:23

"Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life."

Proverbs 4:25

"Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you."

Proverbs 4:27

"Don't get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil."

The one who saves- Hillsong

Turn from old ways, lift your eyes
For the kingdom of God is here
Open your heart, offer all
For Jesus Christ is here, oh now

We will find our home
We will find our peace
We will find our rest
In the One who loves

He will light the way
He will lead us home
As we offer all
To the One who saves us

Call on the name that is hope
Jesus, the Son of God
Lord over all, He is good
And His mercy endures always

His love endures
Forever His love endures
Forever His love endures
Forever and ever

I asked God for revelation today and I feel he has given me it by reading these verses on wisdom. The first verse on guarding your heart is important and I wish I knew this before. In the past I have placed my heart in the wrong hands and I was left not the same. I was left angry, hurt, and maybe even crazy. My mind was filled with that one person over and over again. It was hard to let go and move on. Deep down I wanted healing but I kept holding on to everything. After a while the person showed up less often, but he was replaced by a different thought or a different person. These thoughts are what I constantly dwell on. It is important to guard our hearts because they are essential not just for physical life but also spiritual life. If I don't follow the verse that says look straight ahead and fix your eyes on what lies ahead, I will forever be stuck in the past. I can't allow myself to go through that. I need to live a continuous life of surrender. It will take a lot of time but I will get to the place I need to be if I am just determined to get there. 

The last verse is about not getting side tracked. Last year I had no distractions. I was on fire for God and I was getting places. Than I got myself into another relationship and after that relationship another friendship. Both of those situations got my focus off of God. I was sidetracked and I ended up trapped in a place I never thought I would be. I was sidetracked so long that each day brought me farther and farther from God. It was important that I realized what I was doing wrong and sought out ways to fix things. I know that if I continued down that path I would end up in a very dangerous place. I thank God that he has given me a new chance to start over. I just have to keep my eyes on the goal and keep my eyes fixed on God. 

Proverbs 3:11-12

New Living Translation (NLT)

 ¹¹ My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline,
      and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
 ¹² For the Lord corrects those he loves,
      just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.^[a]