Guard Your Heart

Guard your heart

 

Or it might break apart

 

Keep it pure

Or you’ll sin for sure

Guard your mind

Or you might go blind

Keep your thoughts clean

Because satan likes to demean

The Bible says in Proverbs 4:23, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

If only we would listen to God’s Word….life would be so much easier. But instead we like to make it more “interesting” and not listen the first five hundred times He tells us something.

Christians, we must guard our hearts, because there is an opposing team roaming around always looking for a weak spot to make his move and pounce at our breaking point. We can’t take this Christian life lightly, we have to put our armor on and be ready for battle.

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Ephesians 6:10-17

It’s all too easy to just read it and talk it up and say how important it is, but I’m speaking to myself in all this too; it’s vital that we actually do stand up and fight against the enemy. We know that ultimately we have the victory in Jesus Christ.   

I know without a doubt we are living in the last days. So we must now more than ever guard our hearts, minds, and bodies from this evil world.

So my challenge for us is that we truly stand up for what’s right under God; that we don’t get caught up in negativity or gossip or unwholesome thoughts or words. And it all starts when we allow God to purify us and to guard our hearts.

“Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” James 4:8