Guard Your Heart

PM#0113

Ps 62:8


Do you keep things in and don't tell others?

They may be many reasons for doing so. We don't want to appear as a complainer or we never want to hurt another, or there's more in the list that we could spell out. The truth is that what we often hold in is often a hurt. That hurt can turn into bitterness. (see Heb 12:15) Bitterness can be deadly and defile us.

What can we do. We have many examples given to us in the Psalms when David poured out his heart. Ps 62:8 encourages us to "Trust in Him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before Him.

When you pour out your heart to the Lord, you are no longer hiding things in your heart. You are learning to turn things over to God. That action can stop bitterness from forming.

Father, encourage us to pour out our hearts to the Lord. In Jesus’ Name, amen.