HEART CHECK UP

Since it's National Heart Month, let's look at some SPIRITUAL heart conditions:

A diligent heart:
"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." Proverbs 4:23

A heart of action:

"Good people bring good things out of the good stored up in their heart, and evil people bring evil things out of the evil stored up in their heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks." Luke 6:45

A pure heart:
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." Matthew 5:8

A lackluster heart:

"But they did not listen or pay attention; instead, they followed the stubborn inclinations of their evil hearts. They went backward and not forward." Jeremiah 7:24; 23:17

A heart of right treasures:

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal." Matthew 6:18-20

A broken heart:

"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." 34:18 and "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." Psalm 147:3

A cheerful heart:

"A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." Proverbs 17:2

A giving heart:

"Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."

A seeking heart:

"I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands." Psalm 119:10
A wise heart:

"For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul." Proverbs 2:10

A trusting heart:

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;" Proverbs 3:5

Heart protection:

"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." Proverbs :23

A new heart:

"Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit." Ezekiel 18:31a

A hard working heart:

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men," Colossians 3:23

A sincere heart:

"let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water." Hebrews 10:22

The state of our heart is obviously very important to God. A wonderful daily prayer for our heart:

"Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me." Psalm 51:10