As Faithful As Your Heart

I was walking briskly along the street one afternoon rushing to the bank to deposit some money into a friend’s account. I noticed something; not that it wasn't happening before or that I wasn't noticing it before per se, but it just struck me.

What was it? It was MY HEART!
I mean my biological heart. It was pounding hard and fast (because I was almost literally running to the bank: he was waiting for the alert & I delayed). When I noticed this, I stopped and thought briefly, and then I smiled and continued walking towards the bank.

What did I think about? Why did I smile? I’ll tell you. I was to turn 23 by July that year and my heart has been beating day after day, without end, come rain or sunshine; whether I’m weak or strong, whether I’m starving or I've fed; whether I’m feeling happy or sad; whether exercising or resting, whatever was the case, my heart has ever stopped beating for 23 whole years. It has always been faithful, beating faster when lots of physical activity is required and slower when at rest.

Seriously, the only equal to the faithfulness of my heart (and of course, your heart), is the rising of the sun every morning and of course, the faithfulness of God.

So, can you learn from your heart? Can you be as faithful as it is? Can you persevere, night and day; come rain, come sunshine for as long as is required to get the results you seek?

Can you be reliable? Can you become someone of integrity? Can you become someone to be trusted to deliver in any situation? All these are what my heart taught me that afternoon.

Can a heart fail? Ridiculous question, isn’t it? Of course it can. Your heart can fail if it’s not given adequate care.

So when next you feel your heart beating against your rib cage, realize that you have inside your chest, one of the most faithful friends ever and endeavor to emulate and take good care of ‘him’.

Simple and short isn't it? I leave that to you.

See you at the top.