starts in the heart

… a heart that devises wicked plans,

feet that make haste to run to evil,

Proverbs 6:18

It all starts

in my heart

good plans or evil schemes

from within me will stream

What my heart will think

eventually will sink

from plan to step

the pattern is kept

Every day from inside me

my actions, experiences guide me

the heart is the core

from which I do more

Sin originates in my heart

I will do just what I want

the heart always leads

and hands and feet proceed

My mind devises plans

that show who I really am

even disguised with piety

my motives will betray me

So the only way to change

is to turn from this heart strange

fill with God’s truth my broken brain

transformed to honor His holy name

In my heart can come good

if I’ve dined on godly food

Spirit’s leading… Scripture’s wisdom

promotes actions in Christ’s kingdom

Help my heart, Lord

to honor Your holy Word

hands and feet now to serve You

holiness driving all I do

My heart is Yours, Holy Spirit

to live in truth as I hear it

move me forward in my story

to think and do what gives You glory