JANUARY: A busy time for me. Most of the family decided to read me through this year. They kept me busy for the first 2 weeks, but they have forgotten me now.

FEBRUARY: Clean-up time. I was dusted yesterday and put in my place. My owner did use me for a few minutes last week. He had been in an argument and was looking up some references to prove he was right.

MARCH: I had a busy day the first of the month. My owner was elected president of the P.T.A., and he used me to prepare a speech.

APRIL: Grandpa visited us this month. He kept me on his lap for an hour reading 1 Corinthians 13. He seems to think more of me than do some people in my own household.

MAY: I hae a few green stains on my pages. Some spring flowers were pressed in my pages.

JUNE: I look like a scrapbook. They have stuffed me full of newspaper clippings - one of the girls was married.

JULY: They put me in a suitcase today. I guess we are off on vacation. I wish I could stay home; I know I'll be closed up in this thing for at least 2 weeks.

AUGUST: Still in the suitcase.

SEPTEMBER: Back home at last and in my old familiar place. I have a lot of company. Two women's magazines and four comic books are stacked on top of me. I wish I could be read as much as they are.

OCTOBER: They read me a little bit today. One of them is very sick. Right now I am sitting in the center of the coffee table. I think the pastor is coming by for a visit.

NOVEMBER: Back in my old place. Somebody asked today if I am a scrapbook.

DECEMBER: The family is busy getting ready for the holidays. I guess I'll be covered up under wrapping paper, and packages again - just as I am every Christmas.

 

                  

                             Guard Your Heart

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life. Proverbs 4:23

I cannot guard my heart if I don't take time to be alone with God...if I dont wash my heart and soul with the Word...if I don't talk to God in prayer. If I am to see God, I must have a pure heart. He has made every provision I need, as His child, to keep my heart pure. However, it is my responsibility to appropriate His provisions and live accordingly.

No excuse will be accepted when I stand before Him! I must remain pure. Guard my heart so that I am steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, so that I won't fall into the snare of the enemy who desires to sift me as wheat.

There's no need to fear satan if I'll fear God by guarding my heart. Watch what enters my mind. Watch my desires. Bring every emotion to Him, and if it's not in accord with His Word, reject it-and I'll keep my heart pure.

The enemy seeks to distract me, to make me forget to do this, for he knows that it is unrecognized, unconfessed, unforsaken sin that gives him a stronghold in my life.

Friends...this morning I got up not sure if I love God from my heart or my head. Therefore I would not rest until I made sure, and at this moment am still making sure. The following are verses that I am about to research for myself. I pray that if any of you have this question in your mind that this will be of benefit to you. I feel sure that I know the answer to my delimma. I am almost 100% positive it is only satan trying to make me doubt myself.....but! just to be sure, I am searching my heart by going to God and the Word.

Deut 8:3; Matt. 5:6; John 12:46; John 15:16; Rom. 5:5; 1 Cor. 2:9-12; 1 John 1:6; 1 John 2:5-6; 1 John 2:18-19; 1 John 3:5,6,8,9,14; 1 John 4:13; 1 John 5:1-5

The teachings in this post were found in "His Imprint/My Expression" by Kay Arthur