Deciding to fill our minds with God is how we keep our hearts. To listen to his Word and nourish our whole beings with it is not a nice thing we might do occasionally. Our very lives depend upon it. The psalmist gave us the prescription for life when he declared, “Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I might not sin against You” (Ps. 119:11 NASB). God speaks life-giving truth to us in his Word, which is living and active and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart (Heb. 4:12). We need to cultivate a readiness to listen.
