The Issues of The Heart This message emphasizes the critical importance of guarding the heart as the source of all life issues, drawing primarily from Proverbs 4 and Matthew 15. It unveils the fear of the Lord not as terror but as a profound desire to avoid missing out on God's voice and wisdom. The thoughts contrasts human logic with divine insight, urging believers to surrender fully to God to receive His guidance and direction. By examining Jesus' teaching on defilement and Isaiah's prophecy, the message highlights that true spiritual sight requires a transformed heart aligned with Jesus and His message. Ultimately, the congregation is called to cultivate attentiveness to God, allowing His wisdom to shape their daily walk and lead them to praise Him in all circumstances. WHO'S ON THE THRONE? Guarding the Heart, Inclining the Ear, and Letting Everything Praise the Lord Jesus is reigning, wisdom is speaking, and God's people must guard their hearts, incline their ears, open their eyes, and live in praise. Walking through Proverbs, the teaching reminds us that before God gave us wisdom, we were in darkness. But now, through His Word and by His grace, He teaches us how to live. Proverbs repeatedly calls us to pay attention, give attention, incline our ear, retain His words, and guard our hearts, because everything in life flows from the heart. The heart is the main issue. Jesus teaches in Matthew 15 that what defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth, but what comes out of the heart. Evil thoughts, sin, falsehood, and corruption flow from an unchanged heart. That is why we must be born again and why the heart God gives us must be guarded carefully. The messag