CHECK YOUR HEART

December 8, 2022

CHECK YOUR HEART

I love playing Chess. It's a game of strategy and focus.


For more than a decade now, its been one of the games I'm very fond of. And no, I'm not great at it (my rating flunctuates between 1400 and 1600) but I love playing it, especially in between highly productive work.


I noticed something recently. There are times its like I'm on a losing streak. On such runs, no matter the strategy, opening, or trick I play, I always lose.


On other days, I play extremely well like a grandmaster, and I'll be on a winning streak for days!


Why am I sharing this with you?


Recently, I sat down to consciously examine why I get on those winning or losing streaks and I made some realisations I would like to share with you.


You see, on those days I find myself losing repeatedly, they are days I'm stressed and my mind isn't in the right place.

But those days I'm on a winning streak, they are days my mind is at peace, well rested and just enjoying myself.


I realised, everything is an outflow of what is going on inside me. If I'm winning on the inside, I'll be winning on the outside, when I'm losing on the inside, I'll always be losing on the outside.


No wonder the Bible says, "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it" - Proverbs 4:23

Everything you do, every result you get, every outcome flows from your heart - the state of your mind.


If you find yourself losing in any area of your life, check your heart. There is no smoke without fire.


I believe in you.


Regards

Dr Samuel Ekundayo | The Purpose Preacher

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