Guard Your Heart
Let’s talk about Proverbs 4:23. “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” If God says to guard your heart and that everything flows from it then that must mean something. So what does it mean to guard your heart? How do we do this practically?
Let me tell you that three years ago I was told by a Pastors wife that I needed to be careful to not get into another relationship right away because God wanted to use me in my singleness and to be honest it was a bit off putting at first because well let’s be honest at the time I was 32, felt that I was ready for my knight in shining armour to whisk me away on a white horse, and the last thing I wanted to hear as a single was that I was supposed to keep waiting.
But at the same time though my spirit knew she was right…
I knew from my previous relationship at the time that even the right guy under the wrong circumstances would be detrimental in my life. It would hinder me rather than help me in all of the things that God has called me too.
The wrong man or right man in the wrong circumstance in my life would be one big ol distraction to the very things that God was calling me to do. (which was very apparent in my past relationships).
Your heart is the essence of who you are. It is your authentic self—the core of your being. It is where all your dreams, your desires, and your passions live. It is that part of you that connects with God and other people which is why it is so important to guard it. It says that “everything you do flows from it [your heart]” which means your heart is the source of everything else in your life. Your heart overflows into thoughts, words, and actions.
So why do we guard our hearts … because everything, everything flows from it. That means we need to be cautious not to let just anyone access to it. Don’t just give your heart to anyone. When the right person comes along they will propel you into all that God has for you.
But that also doesn’t mean being cold, closed off, or putting walls up. It means using Godly discernment of when to let someone in and when to guard your heart. It means being vulnerable with others but not getting completely attached to someone that you don’t even know before they have earned that.
Building trust takes time, don’t allow lust to sweep you off your feet and fall into the temptation of giving your heart to just anyone.
Written By Michelle Apples
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