Guarding your heart...what does that mean exactly? How do we do this? I like to pick apart and explore scripture so lets check out what it means to Guard something :
Guard: "A person who keeps watch, esp. a soldier or other person formally assigned to protect a person or to control access to a place.
Verb: Watch over to keep safe. "
So it appears to me , to Guard Your Heart is no small task. It means to keep watch over , to keep safe, your heart. God asks us to do this because our hearts are the wellspring of life. All of life, stems from and flows from our hearts. Specifically , our emotions, feelings, love, concern , care, everything good...flows from our hearts. We even see that what we say comes from what is in our hearts. The heart is a big deal to God. He wants us to Guard it. Not just, watch it...but to guard it as a soldier would keep watch over someone to protect them. We are to watch over and keep safe, our hearts.
This can be done in a million different ways really. But, to spare a long post again I will just pick a few ways we can do this. First and foremost perhaps this would be protecting your heart from falling in love with too many people who only will hurt you and leave your heart broken. Choose who you give your affections, your heart too, wisely. After one too many heartbreaks your heart may turn bitter, resentful, unforgiving and unloving. Also, maybe just guard it from others who are trying to put hurtful and hateful things into it. Just be careful of who you get close too. Love others but maybe some, just should not be your closest friends or even maybe keep your heart protected from certain family members. Whatever goes into your ears and eyes, you have to filter it out before it gets to your heart. Lastly, God cares about your heart. He made it, and He created all of your emotions and designed you exactly as you are. If He gave you a very soft and loving heart that burdens for others easily, this is so precious to Him. How do I know? Because that is HIS heart. He made you the way you are and He wants you to take seriously protecting your heart from the world changing it and stealing what He put into you...which is LOVE and care and concern.
Be who you are, who God made you to be, and honor Him by loving other people and giving back to Him what He put in your heart. Guard your heart so you can protect the Heart God made in you from turning cold and bitter.
Keep on loving and stand Guard!
In Christ's Love,
~M~
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