Keeping your heart with all diligence.....

Good Morning...
Today is the after Christmas type of morning....We have A LOT of family that are not believers(Please Pray), so Christmas to them is not what Christmas is to us,,,,and finding the balance in all of that is sometimes hard. But, to be able to visit with children that have been estranged from us for years, is a "Joy"....To get to know our Grandchildren, is a plus that I cannot express in words....
I have also had some others come against me, for what I write. I have shared that I will never come against, my sisters in the Most Holy Faith, so, Please continue to Pray for me, that I will share only truth and be able to graciously accept, those that come against what I write.
Today, I thought I would share a little of what is on my heart, (we will get back to the lesson next week...), Just a quote from a book that I was reading....
"True Christianity is a religion(if you will) of the heart. All outward actions and professions are worthless unless the heart is right with a Holy God. The passage of Proverbs 4:23 applies here..."Keep thy heart with all diligence(trying, failing, repenting and trying again),; for out of it are the issues of life." The heart of man is the source of life, and this "source of life" needs to be well protected so its waters are not poisoned.
I have been thinking alot about my own heart, "Where is it"?
Do I really want to be what God wants, or am I following a "following"? Am I really trying to listen to the Holy Spirit, os am I just pretanding?
Everyone is born with a self-centered nature. "There is none righteous, no, not one"(Romans 3:10). This sinful nature is set on obtaining and protecting its own desires. This nature exposes itself very early in life. Left undieciplined, it grows stronger. The longer this nature is left unsubdued, the harder it becomes to direct. Consequently, if the will of a child is not brought into subjection to the parents will at a v ery early age, it becomes difficult for that child to submit and to also submit to God, when He calls their hearts. Parents leave the imprint of their own characters on their children as they train them, be it good or bad. god also desires to imprint His image on His children. As we accept Christs redemptive power and pattern our wills after His, Gods image is stamped upon us. (2 cor. 3:18)

Much Love to all of you my "Sisters"....
Terri