Proverbs 5:23-27

²³ Guard your heart above all else,
      for it determines the course of your life.
 ²⁴ Avoid all perverse talk;
      stay away from corrupt speech.
 ²⁵ Look straight ahead,
      and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
 ²⁶ Mark out a straight path for your feet;
      stay on the safe path.
 ²⁷ Don’t get sidetracked;
      keep your feet from following evil.

I was reading in my daily devotion and came across Proverbs 5:23 and of course naturally I  looked it up and continued to read the next few verses.  They really caught my eye because so often we lose our focus on God because our heart is somewhere else.  It seems like we fix our eyes on television shows that we "must see" or activities or friends we have to hang out with that we lose that intimate time we should be spending with the Lord.  Our heart really does dictate to an extent how we live.  We should, on a daily basis, guard our heart from the things of this world.  We should be focused on making sure we concentrate on the desires of our heart that will lead us down the right path and stick to that path.  We shouldn't let television or other activities pull us away from that path.  I know that when I have an interview, I mark it on my calendar and put a reminder in my phone.  Just think if we did that with God....plan a time each day to spend with Him and write it down, put a reminder in our phones etc. to remember to spend time with Him. Just think how God could use each one of us to change the world! We should be more intentional when it comes to time with God.  We need to make our time count...make it "quality time as well as quantity time." How much we spend with Him each day will bless us in our ministries and just think how much we can reach others.  God uses that quiet, sincere time to help us reach out to others and bring others to Him.  I hope during this time of fasting, I can have more intimate time with the Lord so that my walk with him will strengthen as I step up and take leadership roles in the church.  I want to be that person who is beautiful on the inside so that my everyday actions will point back to him.  I want to strive to be that person for Him! I want to know that when that day comes, I have done everything I could to glorify Him!  "When I am more concerned about having a loving spirit than being beautiful, not only do I become beautiful, but I bestow beauty." "It is because I am God's own possession that I can show others the difference Christ makes in my life." I hope to someday live up to these quotes.  I want to be that person who lives for Christ intentionally!