Where is Your Heart?

“The heart is at the center of being.”

The heart is one of the most critical organs in our body.  Its main function is to pump blood throughout the body, essentially giving life.  Our heart in many ways also holds and controls our desires and feelings.  Our heart can drive us, motivate us, push us, guide us, and steer us in life.  This is important as many people fail or succeed in life because of what is in their heart.

One question I ask myself from time to time is “Where is my heart?”  What I mean by this is what is it focused on today, what feelings are in it, and what desires are there.  This simple question allows me to evaluate and reflect on what is in my heart, helping me determine if my heart is in the right place.  I have to admit that many times when I find myself asking this question it is often because my heart is not in the “right place” or at least it seems to be off course from where I want it to be.   Recognizing this allows me to change my course and “refill” my heart with the desires, passions, and feelings I truly hope for and that are most important to me.  This simple exercise is vital.

We control our heart.  Some people may choose not to believe this but we absolutely control the desires, feelings, and passions within our heart.  If we have the wrong desires, we can change—and should change.  If our heart is filled with anger, jealously, bitterness, regret, fear, lust, pain, sorrow, etc. we need to change that and we can.  It takes discipline, honest self-evaluation, and strength but changing what is in our heart is very possible.      

Many influences that surround us today try to steal or destroy our hearts.  They do this by trying to fill them with things contrary to our true desires.  We cannot allow this to happen.  We must protect our hearts and remember that ultimately we control what is in them.  It is important to remain focused on what truly matters to us and we must constantly work at keeping them soft and open to love.  We must ensure the right things are continually in our hearts.  Having our hearts in the right place leads to a better life.     

So, where is your heart?  Is it involved and engaged in those things that matter most to you or has it wandered off on to less fulfilling and less important matters?  Or has it become hardened and bitter?  We must take control of our hearts and do all we can to cultivate the desires, passions, and feelings we want most.  For the desires in our hearts will lead us to success and happiness in life.  Where is your heart?    

Next week I will share some thoughts on how we can keep our hearts filled with the right things.