The heart is my core. It makes up my desires, affections, motives, and will.

If I were just to let anything in to shape it–to shape me–it would be utter chaos.

I get to decide what desires I value and want to hold onto. If there is something that creeps in that is contrary to what God wants for me (and I want what He wants), I need to immediately release it before it takes up residence there.

Where are my affections directed? At God or at the world? Am I cozying up to the things in this world?

One of the best ways to shape a heart toward God is to protect it from outside influences at all costs.

That often means cutting things out and then being extra careful about what I’m allowing back in. My heart makes up the core of who I am.

So I need to decide who I want to be and guard my heart accordingly.

If I don’t want to be the status quo, I need to stop following people on social media who make excuses for not doing something they know they should do. I want to be a woman of integrity and do the things I say I’m going to do. I want to do what will help me grow into a woman of strength and dignity.

We often don’t realize the influence that messages on social media have on us. I want to be sure I’m taking in only the best so that my heart is full of good desires, godly affections, pure motives, and helps shape my will to bend towards God’s.

Above all else, I must guard my heart because everything I do flows from it.

Savoring Him,

Christin

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