Be Sound-Hearted

Proverbs 14:30 "A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones."

Have you ever been envious over something? If you truly have, you have experienced the rottenness that eats away at you on the inside, even if no one outside knows about it. The verse quoted above states just that as the result of envy.

On the other hand, how wonderful is it to know life?! Do you know what it means to have a sound heart? Let's look it in contrast to envy. To not be envious is to be content with what you have, and even who you are. In our culture envy is not just something we have over someone else's possessions, but it is often over who someone else is. Are they beautiful? Do they always know what to say? Are they more desirable a person? These are questions we ask ourselves when we are not content with who we are. God has made us who we are, and allowed or brought into our lives what things and experiences are there in order to manifest His glory. We are in no place to tell God what He should or shouldn't do with our lives.

So how can we have a sound heart? We must be content in who God has made us to be. This means accepting the trials that come our way, as well as the joys. This also means being confident in His plan. If we are to experience all God has for us, we must be ocnfident in who He made us to be and move forward in that as He molds us into His glorious image. It truly does bring life to our whole person: body, spirit, and soul, as some choose to separated it out.