All of us have a secret garden of the heart. How we tend it will determine what speech and behavior it produces. Proverbs wisely admonishes us, “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it springs the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:23). The Word “Keep” means “To watch or guard with fidelity”. Guarding what we take into our hearts and monitoring our responses will determine what takes root there. As we remove the thorns of resentment, weeds of lust, roots of bitterness, we can replace them with the fruits of the spirit, “Love, Joy, Peace, Kindness, Long suffering, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control.” (Galatians 5:22-23).

God wants us to water the seed He has planted in our hearts. Are we ready to tend the garden of our hearts? Let us start now- tomorrow may be too late. — Proverbs 4:23