What are we keeping in our hearts?
At some point in life, we all go through hard moments. Maybe we lost someone, we were betrayed, or we felt unfairly treated.
When we face moments like these, we often cry out:
“Why me?”
“Why do things only happen to me?”
“Why do I feel so alone?”
That season in life can trigger reactions and behaviors that don’t seem “normal” to us.
For example, when we’ve been hurt, betrayed, or deeply disappointed, we sometimes adopt bad habits without even thinking. The only thing we know is that, for a brief moment, those habits help us forget our pain.
But here’s the key question:
How can something bad fix what’s already bad?
Or in other words:
Can something bad really heal something bad?
That’s why the Bible teaches:
“I have hidden Your Word in my heart, that I might not sin against You.” (Psalm 119:11)
When we fall into these harmful habits, what we are really doing is storing more negativity inside our hearts. We store addictions, mistakes—even the emotional consequences. We become more resentful, filling our hearts until they become completely dark.
But the Word (the Bible) teaches us that when we fill ourselves with what is good, we naturally separate from what is bad. That’s why it uses the word sin—sin is everything that does not come from God, and therefore, everything that is harmful.
God the Father wants everything inside of us—and everything flowing out of us—to be good. But evil cannot drive out evil. Only what is good, and comes from Him, can truly separate us from what is bad.
With all this said, many people are suffering right now on the streets. People who once had dreams of success and prosperity—but who ended up filling their hearts with darkness, and now live in it.
Don’t fill yourself with what is bad just to forget a painful moment. Fill yourself with what is good—because God has much bigger plans for your life.
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