Journey Day 39

"Above all else guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." Proverbs 4:23. Those are some powerful words, and they are not easy to do! How does one guard their heart? And why do we need to? I know that for me this is extremely difficult and is definitely a working progress! It's so easy to let your guard down and let your heart get involved when really what you need is to proceed with caution and protect your heart! God doesn't give us these instructions for no reason, he wants to protect us. He knows the harm that can befall us when we let our guard down without reason or cause. We give our heart away to anyone who shows interest, without even making them work for it! This is something I am guilty of over and over again! Here's the encouraging part: we can't protect our heart by ourselves! You may be asking, how is this encouraging? It's encouraging because all we have to do is give our heart to God, and he'll do all the guarding. Philippians 4:6-7 says, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." So basically we don't have to worry about anything when we give our life to Jesus because when give our cares to God, he gives us a peace that passes all understanding! This isn't to say that life won't be hard, but we don't have to worry because we know Christ is in control! And when we give our heart to Him, he will protect it, and care for it, and we can know that we are in safe keeping!