If you're like many runners, you’ve been tracking your heart rate for a while; that’s nothing new. What is new though, according to
Runner's World Magazine, is the advanced technology found in the latest smartwatches that can now monitor a runner's heart via an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) app which records the electrical activity of the heart that is transmitted to the skin. These trackers not only monitor beats per minute but can actually alert us of an irregular heart rhythm and other abnormalities. And considering that more and more young people are suffering from strokes, and more reports of cardiac arrests happen during exercise, it might be a good time to consider upgrading your tracker. After all, every one of us can benefit from monitoring our heart health.
And you know, when it comes to assessing our spiritual heart health, the Bible is clear that you and I can tell if it is good or bad by our speech. In fact, no matter who pious, religious, righteous, or devout we try to act, our words will always show what's in our hearts. That means if our hearts are impure or dirty in any way, it will inevitably pour forth in our speech. Which is the very reason we would do well to exert the same effort we put into tracking our physical heart health into tracking our spiritual heart health. Something we do by regularly asking ourselves, "Do my words lift others up? Do my words speak truth and honor God? Do my words show that I am set apart from the world?"
So check your heart and check it often my friend. By consistently monitoring what comes out of your mouth for any abnormalities that might need to be addressed and addressing them immediately in prayer, you can keep your heart spiritually healthy and your speech pure.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the reminder that the impurities in our hearts will pour forth in our speech. Knowing that, help us to assess our spiritual health often that we might ask the Holy Spirit to reveal and fix anything that needs to be fixed before it damages our relationships or our witness for You. Purify our hearts Lord. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen.
Happy Running!!!
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