The Mirror of My Heart

The Bible/Scripture says in Proverbs 4:23 to "Guard your heart with all diligence for this is the issue of life".
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. NIV
Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. NKJV

Be careful what goes into your thoughts and what occupies/makes up your thought pattern because it may begin to seep into your heart and take over/infect it.

Jesus very wisely sums it up in this way. "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Matthew 6:21. In these end times, our main focus should be GOD and His way. He knows what is best and will guide us with all diligence if we are willing to follow. Now my GOD is a Gentleman. He won't force you to follow His way: although it is always best. It is an issue of the heart. You must want to pursue Him. GOD has already spent thousands upon thousands of years pursuing man. The entire Bible speaks of it. Until He finally sent His beloved Son to die for sinful, unworthy, rebellious (back-sliden) Mankind.

It is now time to choose His way. As a husband expects his wife to be faithful to him, the LORD wants our whole-hearted devotion. We must not act as prostitutes, trying to divide our love between mulitiple lovers/partners, because GOD has said "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." (that includes idols of any kind which we set up in our heart- nothing and noone should be more important than GOD in our lives).
Christ is the Husband/Husbandman and we (the church) are His bride. So let's try to make ourselves beautiful for our Husband. Unspoiled by the world'd evil influence.

We must not put anything before GOD. Whether it be:-

 Love/relationships
- Nobody should take GOD's rightful place in your heart. Your life-partner should in fact be the one to bring you closer to GOD and not prevent you from growing with the LORD and reaching spiritual maturity.

Greed
- "Man shalt not live by bread alone, but by every Word which cometh from the mouth of GOD." (Matthew 4) We are to live by GOD's Word and not be carried away by the cares of this life, because GOD is our Provider and the One who looks after us. We need not be worried about tomorrow. (Matthew 6)
- For the love of money is the root of all evil. For money- the love of money and the need for materialistic gain, which in essence is covetousness- or rather to gain and keep money people will do anything.

Lust
-For as a man thinketh in his heart so he is
-For the world is passing away and the lust of it. When Jesus comes again to rule and reign with all righteousness only what is good will remain. All else- meaning wickedness and all kinds of evil- will be obliterated. Evil will be utterly destroyed. That is why we must be careful to live a good life and "make our election sure." We are to work out our "own salvation with fear and trembling" because it is a very serious issue. Our eternity is a very important matter. Always remember that "He who does the will of GOD abides forever."
-Matthew 5:28 says "That whoseoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath already commited adultery with her in his heart."

Don't give the devil a foothold. he is to be beneath your feet where he belongs. Don't let him play on your weaknesses. Instead take all of your weaknesses, temptations and short-comings to the Father and He will strengthen you and cause you to stand. Also, you need to be wearing the Full Armour of GOD. Ephesians 6:10-18. We stand victorious in CHRIST. Nothing is worth your salvation and your relationship with GOD.
We all need to make a decision. All or nothing. Will I serve GOD? (Micah 6:8)
Or will you choose fame, fortune, lust, greed and all the things which lasts only for a short time and leads ultimately to destruction and hell-fire?
Or will you surrender your life to Jesus?