symptoms of burnout . It is quite the opposite as we find promise after promise and truth after truth that describes people of security , strength , and purpose .
So how do we enjoy the overflowing , peaceful , and powerful life that so often seems to elude the modern leader ? The answer may be in the verse of Scripture that I started with . Here is the verse :
John 7:38 He who believes in Me , as the Scripture has said , out of his heart will flow rivers of living water .”
The key phrase for this teaching is this , “ Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water .”
Jesus was describing the believer who would then receive the Spirit . The heart is certainly not talking about the physical heart that pumps blood throughout our body but is referring to the center or core of a person ’ s being . We use the heart as a reference to the center of something like the heart of a tree , the heart of palm , or even the heart of a matter . We don ’ t have to search very hard to find the biblical emphasis on the heart .
Prov . 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart , And lean not on your own understanding ;
Mark 12:30 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart , with all your soul , with all
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