Proverbs 4:23 says;
Keep your heart with all diligence for out of it spring the issues of life. You see the issues of life i. e. progress or no progress, peace or no peace, health or ill health, marriage or no marriage, good job or no job etc all these issues of life spring from the heart. All these are determined by the condition of the heart. If the land of the heart is full of weeds malice, bitterness, anger, unforgiveness. lusts, accusations etc, then good things of life cannot flourish in such a life. But if this heart has been liberated by the cleansing work of the Lord then good things of life (God's good gifts) will come and stay in such a life.
Even if there is any real evil on the physical land it will not have any power over the life of a child of God whose heart has been liberated by the Lord for when a man's ways please the Lord. He the Lord causes even the man‘ s enemies to be at peace with him (Proverbs 16: 7). Once our hearts are pleasing to God He goes out to fight for us even without our asking Him.
Therefore let us know from this day that our number one problem area is the land of our heart. and not the physical land of our father's house or any other. Let's carry our rotten,weed laden, evil and wicked hearts to God's presence today and everyday and there cry unto Him to have mercy on us and to weed and liberate our hearts from all evil and wickedness. As work of liberation progresses in our hearts. physical progress and well-being will come tool This is the truth.
Which Roots Are You Tracing?
Some Christians are tracing and removing roots of trees in their father‘s house saying that those roots are the cause of their problems in life. Some are also tracing some other roots causes of their problems.
However the Bible tells us of one root that is hidden and troublesome which we all must trace and remove before we can have real peace and progress. It calls it root of bitterness.
You got that? The real evil root may not be the one we have been tracing all these years, the real evil root is the one that is inside us. That is the one that causes troubles for us. The word says that is the one that defiles many.