A Matter Of The Heart

A Matter Of The Heart

Colossians 3:23 And whatever you do, do [it] from the [psuche] heart, as to the Lord, and not to men; (GMR)

How often do you do or say something that you do not truly mean with your heart?

Perhaps you told your husband or wife that you loved them, but you really did not mean it. You just said it to make them happy.

Well this is a good start. It is better than not saying anything at all. But wouldn’t it be so much better if you could say it and really mean it?

The word heart used in the verse above is the same Greek word used for soul. So that means you must involve mind, emotions and will all together to do something from your heart.

This means that when you do something by an act of your will, you should be able to have the right thoughts in your mind, and the right feelings and desires in your emotions.

When you make love are you thinking about how much you love this man or woman that you are joining with in body? Or are you trying to think of some other person whom you would rather be making love to?

Are you just doing this because it feels good, or are you doing it as an expression of all the love that is inside of you?

This is what it means to do something from your heart. And it could just involve a change in attitude.

How do you change your attitude? By simply choosing what you will keep in your mind.

And how do you change your feelings? By keeping the right things in your mind.

When you express your love to each other, do you let the fantasies come into your mind like you do when you think about romance? Do you think about how wonderful your spouse is, and how you cannot wait to be with them?

Or do you complain because he came home too early from work and messed up your plans? Did she mess up your plans by insisting that you fix that broken door NOW?

You did what you spouse wanted you to do. But did you do it from your heart?

Think about it the next time you do or say something to the person you chose to spend your life with. Are you doing this from the heart or not?

If you have a problem doing this, then why not take Paul’s advice, and do it as though you are doing it for the Lord? Perhaps this will release the faith, hope and love that you need to truly do everything in your marriage as from your heart.