Rudder of the Heart
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
Proverbs 21:1
Solomon depicts the heart of the king being in the hand of the heart and he steers it where He wills. Does God have our heart? Are we at His mercy in what we pursue from the heart? When God has our heart, He is in control of our thoughts and deeds. We follow His will without a second thought.
On a boat that is moving in the right direct, a little tweak of the rudder will cause a moderate course change and allow the boat to stay on course. On a boat moving slowly or in the wrong direction, the rudder is "thrown hard" or a large amount in order to regain course. Which is required of God to keep our heart going in the right direction? Are we attuned to His will? Or are we to preoccupied with our own desires that we fail to hear His gentle voice tugging at our heart? Do we only listen when there are hard rudder swings due to our inability to proceed down the right path?
Our heart must be right with God in order to hear Him. If we allow, the distractions of the world and our own desires will muffle out His guidance. Seek to get closer to Him today so that you, like Samuel, can say "Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth." (1 Samuel 3:10).
Proverbs 21:1
Solomon depicts the heart of the king being in the hand of the heart and he steers it where He wills. Does God have our heart? Are we at His mercy in what we pursue from the heart? When God has our heart, He is in control of our thoughts and deeds. We follow His will without a second thought.
On a boat that is moving in the right direct, a little tweak of the rudder will cause a moderate course change and allow the boat to stay on course. On a boat moving slowly or in the wrong direction, the rudder is "thrown hard" or a large amount in order to regain course. Which is required of God to keep our heart going in the right direction? Are we attuned to His will? Or are we to preoccupied with our own desires that we fail to hear His gentle voice tugging at our heart? Do we only listen when there are hard rudder swings due to our inability to proceed down the right path?
Our heart must be right with God in order to hear Him. If we allow, the distractions of the world and our own desires will muffle out His guidance. Seek to get closer to Him today so that you, like Samuel, can say "Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth." (1 Samuel 3:10).
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