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Daily Devotion: Proverbs 23:26

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Proverbs 23:26    "My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways."

Have you ever had a verse of Scripture that hit you square in the heart? I remember the day I read this verse and it jumped off the page at me. I was trying to lose weight. Yes, I'm still trying to lose that weight. But I was using a plan that incorporated reading Scripture whenever you felt hunger pains. The idea is to allow the Word of God to be that which satisfies when hunger is more in your mind than in your stomach. I was reading the designated verses for the day when I came across this one. I remember praying, "Lord, please take my excessive appetite from me so I can lose some of this weight." As I read this passage, I heard the voice of God speaking very clearly and distinctly.. His answer to me was, "No, I won't take it from you. Give it to me." This verse was one of those daily passages and it struck the bullseye of my heart.

There are times when we ask God to help us with things when His design is for us to give Him our heart. Paul said it in this manner, "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.  (2)  Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth." (Colossians 3:1-2)  I am still learning, but it seems to me that I have more peace in my life when I set my desire, my affections, on Christ. Jesus stated it in this way, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." (Matthew 6:33)  "Lord, please help me to place my priorities in the right place." 

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