Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life
Proverbs 4:23
Guarding your heart is of paramount importance because it determines the course of your life. How do you guard your heart?
1, Keep your heart free from sin
We must recognize that the human heart is desperately wicked (Jeremiah 17:9) and is inclined to sin, therefore to have a heart free from sin we must ask the Lord to create in us a clean heart and renew a right spirit in us:
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10 (KJV)
2, Keep your heart free from envy
To protect our heart, we must keep it free from envy and jealousy because these are emotions that destroys the heart like cancer:
A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.
Proverbs 14:30 (NLT)
3, Keep the heart free from unforgiveness
To protect our heart we must keep it free from unforgiveness and be quick to forgive others so that our heavenly Father will also forgive us:
“If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.
Matthew 6:14 (NLT)
4, Keep it free from pride
To protect our heart we must keep it free from pride and remain humble no matter how high God lifts us up:
Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; Though they join forces, none will go unpunished.
Proverbs 16:5
Prayer
Dear Lord, please help me to protect my heart and keep it free from sin, jealousy, unforgiveness and pride in Jesus name, amen.
Resources
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Events
Breaking Free Deliverance Service every Tuesday
Breakthrough to Your Purpose Retreat 2017 from 1-3 December 2017
New Books for 2017
How to Stop the Negative Voices in your Head
God bless,
Blessing Theophilus-Israel
Spiritual Life Coach
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