01. Anita Parsons-Ko

Proverbs 4:23

“Watch over your heart with all diligence for from it flows the springs of life. “

Just recently I was reintroduced to this passage during a bible study and it really moved me. It made me think about how important it is to have the Holy Spirit fill your heart with Christ. When everything is right with God and your heart is filled with Christ, any of life’s challenges seem manageable.

Physically, the heart is what pumps blood and spreads life to the rest of the body. Comparably, the spiritual heart spreads life to the spiritual body affecting your thoughts and actions. If my heart is filled with Christ then my thoughts and actions will be representative of this. As a mother, wife, nurse, and friend I would be patient, kind, gentle, loving, wise, joyful, and exemplify utmost faith. How amazing would that be?

This verse also reminds me that we have to guard our heart because it is always under attack. Our heart is continually tempted by the things of this world. Without Christ your heart is a habitation for unholy thoughts and sinful passions. With Christ in your heart, He gives you the strength to guard it.

I continually pray that God will fill my heart with the Holy Spirit so that when I’m working as a wife, mother, nurse, and friend, God’s loving kindness and grace will flow from my heart and be exhibited in my words and my actions.