HEART HEALTH

Our prayers and prayer life are a key metrics of our heart health [read Matthew 6:21].  Less praying means a heart more focused on me being in control and in charge of my daily living.  More praying means more of a God focus and Him being in control and in charge of my daily living [read Philippians 4:6-7].  What we pray for; the words we use in prayer; how we approach our Father in prayer; and our intentions in prayer are key indicators of our heart health [read Matthew 6:7].  What I pray for shows what I think my needs are and how I view those needs relative to my Father and what I think I deserve [read 1 Peter 5:7].  The words I use in prayer reflect in intention and approach on what I think of God, who I think He is, and how I view my relationship with God. My expectations for, in, and through prayer reflects on much I believe in the power of prayer, the power of God, and the power of my faith [read Mark 11:24].  More than anything, my prayers and my prayer life lead me to my Father’s heart [read Hebrews 11:5-6].  His heart and how much of His heart I lean into influences my prayers and my prayer life in consistency, in quantity, and in quality.   Like our physical heart, our spiritual heart can have clogged arteries due to an unbalanced diet of time with God. We could be suffering from hardened arteries for spending too much time away from Him in our daily living and instead filling our heart with “fast food” (the world and its ways).  Take a look at your prayers and take a look at your prayer life to see how your heart is doing and how healthy it is [read Psalm 141:2].  A healthy prayer life equals a healthy spiritual heart which leads what kind of life you lead [read Proverbs 4:23 & Psalm 51:10].