“Guard your heart with all diligence for out of it flow the issues of life.” (Prov 4:23) This is no slight recommendation. It has to do with the subject we’ve been discussing… INPUT. What flows out of your life is in direct correlation to what you allow in your life. I’ve said it before: if you’re not happy with your life, look at the choices you’ve made in the past.

Yes, I know bad things happen to good people. Things so painful that are hard to even mention and they certainly weren’t our fault. I’ve buried my first born daughter and my step son. I know whereof I speak. I also know that what I choose to think upon affects my heart, my emotions, my well being, even my faith or lack thereof.

This verse clearly demonstrates the correlation between our input and our output. It’s not New Age. It’s ancient truth from the Rock of Ages. So, how do we guard our heart? It all goes back to what we allow through our eye gate, ear gate, etc. Pick any day this week and analyze how much time you spend taking care of responsibilities and how much time you had for sleep and then look at your discretionary time. You can actually make gains in each of these areas.

I know of people who play CD’s under their pillow at night while they go to sleep just to give positive input while they sleep. Others turn some of their responsibility time into productive INPUT time by listening to CD’s while driving to an appointment or doing repetitive work. As for discretionary time, well we feel we have earned that, and we have, so why squander it on INPUT that affects the issues of our life in a negative way? I’m not saying we shouldn’t enjoy entertaining programming, but let’s not be so entertainment focused that we accept things that pollute our hearts and steer our life subconsciously in a direction that misses the mark.

Let’s guard our hearts with all diligence!

P.S. I have two events to tell you about. I am speaking at the BusinessLeadershipSchool hosted by Strategic Christian Services and my mentor Dennis Peacocke in Santa Rosa, CA Feb 22 – 24. See www.scsbusiness.org for details.

On that same weekend in San Antonio, TX is another great conference geared towards folks who want their own family business operated online. Some remarkable speakers with phenomenal success stories and how to application there as well. See http://pink.familye-biz.com for details.

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