The Issues of Life

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

Do you have a lot of “issues” in your life? Does it seem as though life is against you? Maybe you are not diligent in keeping your heart. Look to your heart; guard it from evil, and many of those issues will be resolved. To “keep”
Your heart you must:
Keep yourself unspotted from the world;
Keep your eyes upon Jesus;
Keep growing in the Lord;
Keep reading, meditating, and studying God’s Word;
Keep your mind on the things of the Lord;
Keep the faith.

This is good advice, but keep in mind that it is written only to the child of God; you must first be born again. Assuming that we are, look to keeping yourself pure, modest, and submissive to the will of the Lord. Those “issues” that trouble you come from the heart, as our verse clearly says; it just seems wise to guard our hearts from all evil.