The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests the hearts (Proverbs 17:3).
a man's spiritual and physical health is greatly affected by his heart, the inner being. "As he thinks in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7). Solomon said that a sound heart is spiritually healthful. It helps to control the speech wisely; it aids the prudent acquisition of knowledge; it has a purifying influence; and it worships in hope. A cheerful heart usually contributes to physical health, but not always. In any case, the heart reveals the inner man, both to God and to his own conscience.
Chastening is designed to cleanse the heart, because the unsound heart is detrimental to spiritual and physical health. The unsound heart is exhibited in various forms, such as the foolish heart, the heavy heart, the broken heart, the deceitful heart, and the vengeful heart. A wise man guards the health of his heart; a fool neglects it to his own downfall.
But the Lord tests the hearts (Proverbs 17:3).
a man's spiritual and physical health is greatly affected by his heart, the inner being. "As he thinks in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7). Solomon said that a sound heart is spiritually healthful. It helps to control the speech wisely; it aids the prudent acquisition of knowledge; it has a purifying influence; and it worships in hope. A cheerful heart usually contributes to physical health, but not always. In any case, the heart reveals the inner man, both to God and to his own conscience.
Chastening is designed to cleanse the heart, because the unsound heart is detrimental to spiritual and physical health. The unsound heart is exhibited in various forms, such as the foolish heart, the heavy heart, the broken heart, the deceitful heart, and the vengeful heart. A wise man guards the health of his heart; a fool neglects it to his own downfall.