Devotional 4/22/20
“Are You Guarding Your Heart?”
by Dona Hake
This week we are meditating on the word ~guard~. Today we will look at the importance of guarding our heart. Oh how vital it is to protect and watch over God’s Word that you have deposited into your spirit man.
“Listen carefully, my dear child, to everything
that I teach you, and pay attention to all
that I have to say. Fill your thoughts with my words
until they penetrate deep into your spirit.
Then, as you unwrap my words, they will
impart true life and radiant health into
the very core of your being.
So above all, guard the affections of your heart,
for they affect all that you are. Pay attention
to the welfare of your innermost being, for
from there flows the wellspring of life.”
Proverbs 4:20-23 The Passion Translation
If you seek to do that which is right, the Holy Spirit will faithfully cause you to see that which is wrong, and what could possibly make you stumble. He has promised to make our crooked paths straight. We must also persevere to be able recognize what it takes for us to leave our guard down for our enemy will surely try to use it against us.
“Be well balanced and always alert, because
your enemy, the devil, roams around incessantly,
like a roaring lion looking for its prey to devour.
Take a decisive stand against him and resist
his every attack with strong, vigorous faith.
For you know that your believing brothers
and sisters around the world are experiencing
the same kinds of troubles you endure.”
1 Peter 5:8-9 The Passion Translation
When we give our weaknesses to God and seek Him to be strong … He will be ever faithful to come alongside of us and help us. I encourage you today to seek a deeper revelation of keeping your heart guarded for from it flows the issues of this precious life!