Our heart is so important. It is the seat to our Christian walk.

As a matter of fact, your heart is so important that it takes “all diligence” to take care of it.

“ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life” (Proverbs 4: 23).
“Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life” (NLT)
“Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life”. AMP
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​We live in a world made for people. We have no option but to relate to others. Good relationships skills are not always automatic.
 
Thank God that the Bible has given so much light when relating to others. One golden rule is that our security must be in God.
 
“He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him” (Proverbs 27: 14). 

​Have you ever made a decision based on the evidence presented before you? Have you carefully looked at what has been presented and said yes, this is okay? Have you made a decision based on natural factors? We all have and we all have made mistakes. 

Does the Lord speak to us through His creation? Yes He does, all you need to do is look at the scriptures.
There are so many illustrations with various parts of creation. Let’s now look at the grass.

Have you ever had a discussion with someone who wronged you? During the conversation they wept, and seemed to feel sorry, only to repeat the same thing again?

Let’s look at this account:
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David became Saul’s enemy because the women said that Saul hath slain his thousands and David his ten thousands (1 Samuel 18;7), after the fight with the Philistine i.e. Goliath (1 Samuel 18;6). From that time on Saul tried to kill David. 

Many of us are familiar with the account of Noah in the bible. God told him to prepare an ark before the world was destroyed with water.
Let’s look at the brief account in the book of Hebrews:

Hebrews 11; 7
 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

We have all heard about faith, however without another very important factor we will struggle. So what is it?
James 1; 2-4
 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

​In the book of Exodus we have the account where Moses went up to mount Sinai  twice to receive instructions  and the ten commandments from God. He was in the mount for 40 days and 40 nights (Exodus 24; 18) on both occasions (Exodus 34; 28).
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The first account can be found from (Exodus 24; 18 to 31; 18) and (Exodus 32 ).

The word longsuffering means patience. Our Lord  is very patience and there is a reason why. Its because He wants us to amend our
ways so He can have His full way in our lives.
 
There are many instances from scripture where we  can see the longsuffering of the Lord. Lets look at this two scriptures:
 
2 Peter  3:9 The  Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is  longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

The Lord has His ways and the wise agree with the ways of the Lord. Its amazing, but in certain ways we can limit what the Lord wants to do in our lives if care is not taken. I recently heard a testimony and l was eye witness to the  account.


A lady was about to board a plane in June 2012. She said that she heard very clearly three times ‘ do not board that flight’. She went to the airport and  told the airline that she does not want to board the flight. The airline told  her, that they cannot refund her money, she either boards the flight or loss the  money. She choose to loose the money and thank God she did. The flight crashed  with NO survivors. When she was giving the testimony, she held the ticket for  the flight and waved it standing on the pulpit.


Thank God she obeyed and listened to the warning of the Lord. The Lord wanted  to deliver her, and her obedience to the Lord did not limit Gods delivering  power which was manifested on her behalf. A very sobering lesson, disobedience  to the voice of the Lord can limit God.

 
In the book of Numbers 20, Moses disobeyed the Lord. This was the  consequence:


Numbers 20: 12
And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed  me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall  not bring this congregation into the land which I have given  them.

 
Lets look at another scripture:

 Deuteronomy 31 : 1- 3
1 And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.


2 And he said unto them, I am an  hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also  the Lord hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.

 3 The Lord thy God, he  will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee,  and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the  Lord hath said.


If you note from verse 3, Moses said that he is 120 years old and can go no  more out and come in and also (which means in addition to this), the Lord had  told him (Moses) that he cannot go over Jordan.

 
Moses would have taken the children of Israel across the Jordan had he not  disobeyed the Lord. Which means that Moses would have been given strength and  everything required to complete the job. There would have been no need for Moses  to say ‘ l cannot go in and out’ in verse 3. We properly would have had an  account of a 120 year old still leading the children of Israel. He would have
been strong enough to do it, but he limited God.

 
The children of Israel also limited God.
 
Psalm 78: 40 – 43

 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

  Yea,  they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of  Israel.

  They remembered not his hand, nor  the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

  How he had wrought his signs in  Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan.  


Please read the full account in Psalm 78.
 
So can we limit God?  Sometimes, yes we can, in many ways. We must be  careful not to limit God in what He wants to do in our lives. Many today are  refusing to yield to Him and come to the Lord. The Lord wants to reveal His  saving power to many.  The Lord is faithful and able to do exceeding,  abundantly, above all we can ask or think. Refuse to limit the One who wants to  do great things through you and for you. An ever great, awesome and faithful  God!

 Abraham is a good example of one who did not limit God. Quick to believe and  obey. The Lord wants to do great things and He will as long as we let Him. He is  ever ready to do good!



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