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Character: The Gate Guard of The Heart Part 2
Today's podcast, "Guarding The Gate of The Heart Part 2," begins with the ICB translation of Proverbs 4:23, “Be very careful about what you think. Your thoughts run your life.” In this context, the word run carries the meaning of governor or in control.
As Christians, this is a place where we do not want to be where our thoughts govern or are in control of our lives. Neuroscientists and neuropsychologists tell us that we have anywhere from 60 to 80,000 thoughts a day and half of them are negative.
Our thoughts are connected to our emotions and our emotions are connected to our actions therefore we do not want our negative thoughts or emotions to run, govern or control our lives. Romans 8: 14 reminds us, "they that are led by the Spirit they are the sons of God."
Proverbs 23:7a states, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” The word think here in Proverbs 23:7 means “to act as a gatekeeper” in the original Hebrew. A gate is an entryway designed to let things in or keep things out. Our eyes and ears act as gates or entryways to our entire body.
What the eyes see, and the ears hear affect our thinking and then impact our entire being. Many believe that the primary entryway to our soul (mind, emotions, and will) is through the eye-gate and the ear-gate.
Naturally, character can be defined as the stuff that makes something what it is. If you're currently sitting in a chair or driving in your car, the character of your seat may include wood, metal, a foam cushion, screws and perhaps plastic. The stuff that makes the chair a chair. When a person is said to have good character, it all comes down to a person’s core values and to their motivations for acting as they do.
When we talk about the character of God we are speaking of the supernatural nature and substance of God that becomes the gate guard to our thinking. God‘s character is the foundation for us to live and become the very nature of Hebrews 1:3 where the writer says of Jesus, “Who being the brightness of his glory, and the "express image"(character) of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power”…
By the presence and power of the Holy Spirit abiding with us, we become more than conquerors all the days of our lives. Invite a friend or family member to join us as we discuss principles and precepts of "Character: The Gate Guard of The Heart Part 2."
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By Dr. Gregory L. Cruell
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Today's podcast, "Guarding The Gate of The Heart Part 2," begins with the ICB translation of Proverbs 4:23, “Be very careful about what you think. Your thoughts run your life.” In this context, the word run carries the meaning of governor or in control.
As Christians, this is a place where we do not want to be where our thoughts govern or are in control of our lives. Neuroscientists and neuropsychologists tell us that we have anywhere from 60 to 80,000 thoughts a day and half of them are negative.
Our thoughts are connected to our emotions and our emotions are connected to our actions therefore we do not want our negative thoughts or emotions to run, govern or control our lives. Romans 8: 14 reminds us, "they that are led by the Spirit they are the sons of God."
Proverbs 23:7a states, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” The word think here in Proverbs 23:7 means “to act as a gatekeeper” in the original Hebrew. A gate is an entryway designed to let things in or keep things out. Our eyes and ears act as gates or entryways to our entire body.
What the eyes see, and the ears hear affect our thinking and then impact our entire being. Many believe that the primary entryway to our soul (mind, emotions, and will) is through the eye-gate and the ear-gate.
Naturally, character can be defined as the stuff that makes something what it is. If you're currently sitting in a chair or driving in your car, the character of your seat may include wood, metal, a foam cushion, screws and perhaps plastic. The stuff that makes the chair a chair. When a person is said to have good character, it all comes down to a person’s core values and to their motivations for acting as they do.
When we talk about the character of God we are speaking of the supernatural nature and substance of God that becomes the gate guard to our thinking. God‘s character is the foundation for us to live and become the very nature of Hebrews 1:3 where the writer says of Jesus, “Who being the brightness of his glory, and the "express image"(character) of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power”…
By the presence and power of the Holy Spirit abiding with us, we become more than conquerors all the days of our lives. Invite a friend or family member to join us as we discuss principles and precepts of "Character: The Gate Guard of The Heart Part 2."