……A Steady Heart

By
Nobu

August 21, 2018

Proverbs 14 30: A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones

Of all the verses in the bible, this is one of my favourite. It speaks to me in a simple yet provocative and humbling manner…..

The importance of a sound heart…..

When I think of a sound heart I think of a heart that does not waver, come what may, it remains steady, through all of life’s ups and downs it’s as the Bible clearly states undisturbed, this does not mean that it does not hurt or pain but it means that through the it all its solid, steady and fixed it is just intact……

You know with all this social media mumbo jumbo going on it’s so easy to forget who you are, to get lost in someone else’s life and end up wanting what they have making you envious. I can liken envy, jealousy with poisonous ivy, the minute you come into contact with it even for a split second you are so done. People steal because of envy, people kill because of jealousy and the funny thing is it need not be something big even the smallest of things can trigger this emotion.

As I was meditating on this verse, breaking it down for my simple mind to understand, I was reminded of how the other day I was on facebook (mistake 1) and I looked up this fellow I used to know way back in high school *stalker alert* lol the reason I looked him up was because he had commented on my friend’s post and I was like, “hey man, I know this guy,” *clicks on profile* (mistake 2) and what do you know the young man has a company specialising in advertising, developing marketing strategies, the works and it’s legit not like one of those companies that you like , “hmmm lets give it a minute we shall talk about it soon as a was not is”

*clicks on photos and videos*(mistake 3) there he is giving specialised lectures to university students and might I add he ain’t even old he is my age and I AM YOUNG 😉 he is a part of this group and that group, hanging around people I want to be, doing charity work…like seriously who is this guy can he just relax *sigh* making the rest of us look bad out here AND then I was envious (mistake 4) it took me 2 seconds to come into contact with that poison ivy and I was itching like crazy…..I started questioning myself, questioning God and I felt worthless (BIGGEST MISTAKE)….

Without even realising it, I wanted to be this guy, I wanted to have a company, I wanted to give lectures, I wanted to take pictures with the top dogs and just be a hot shot somebody even just for a day, I started to imagine what it must be like to be this guy. I forgot one very important thing that him and I are 2 different people, we have different paths, mine unfortunately has not been paved in gold and hasn’t been smooth sailing thus far but hey I AM HERE, THIS IS WHERE I AM!!!!. I may not drive a flashy car like some people my age, I may not have a job that pays me millions, I may not have everything NOW but that’s what it is, this is where am at now, my turn will come…..

Good health does not come from just eating good food and working out, it all starts with issues of the heart. You might be well-toned with beautiful skin *shout out to L’Oreal* but on the inside where it matters the most you are dis-eased, you are slowly wasting away, corroding, eating away and the catalyst working fast is envy, before you know it you’re done! A friend of mine deleted her social media accounts, I didn’t understand her then but I do now, she was guarding her heart cause she knew herself!

What a waste it is to want what is not yours and not enjoy what you have now. Live in the moment, social media most times is a fantasy, most people are trying to keep up appearances, make-believe and yet …..

reality is that picture has been photo-shopped to make that person look like they just stepped out of a magazine and not like someone who just had a baby 2 days ago…

reality is someone is living their purpose, their best life now, minding their own business and want you to be inspired by it but here you are, envious and failing to live your own life…..

reality is if you don’t stop and just breathe, you will live your life through someone else and never know what it is like to have a calm and undisturbed heart and mind.

...keep vigilant watch over your heart that’s where life starts