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Guarding my Heart! Because the word is hidden there!

  Proverbs 4:23  New International Version Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4: 20-26  Good News Translation 20 My child, pay attention to what I say. Listen to my words.  21 Never let them get away from you. Remember them and keep them in your heart.  22 They will give life and health to anyone who understands them.  23 Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.  24 Never say anything that isn't true. Have nothing to do with lies and misleading words.  25 Look straight ahead with honest confidence; don't hang your head in shame.  26  Plan carefully what you do, and whatever you do will turn out right.  27 Avoid evil and walk straight ahead. Don't go one step off the right way.   I have always thought of this scripture as meaning to guard your heart regarding love and relationships.  I have thought of this scripture to mean that we should guard our hearts from allowing things are people to come into our live
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The importance of knowing God's word

       In many cases, people feel that if they attend church regularly, they are getting enough word and doing enough to please God.  But there is so much more to knowing who God truly is.  Knowing God is more than getting up and going to church on Sunday morning, it is more than taking a few minutes to pray.  We must build a relationship with God.  We must be led and directed by God.  To build a true relationship we have to be intentional with our time with him.  We have to make time to get to know God.  When we get to know more about God, we are actually learning more about ourselves.       By learning outside of Sunday morning services and Bible study services we make God a priority.  We show him that we are hungry and thirsty for his word.  By becoming a bible scholar we are not trying to be better than anyone else, we are not showing off that we have gained credentials or certificates.  But we are following 2 Timothy 2:15 we are studying to show ourselves approved.  We are increas
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