What does it mean to “guard your heart?” Well, it doesn’t mean not to let anyone in or to love people to prevent yourself from getting hurt. When God speaks about our hearts in the Bible, He is referring to our mind, will and emotions- our inner self. And when He tells us to guard this part of it, He means to protect it by being careful who you allow to influence you and take your time and energy. To guard your heart means that you have boundaries and say no to people or thin

I’ve been talking about talking a lot recently - I’ve noticed the theme. I didn’t plan it. I’m certainly preaching to myself, but maybe to you too? I hope that these quick daily words are helpful to you! That’s why I write them. We all know that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks (Matthew 12:34) - so make sure that you listen to yourself. If you do, you’ll learn a lot more about yourself, and what is going on in your own heart. You might find some anger, fear

One of the most important prayers we can pray is this one from Psalm 139: “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139:23-24‬ THIS is how you walk humbly with your God. Being vulnerable, asking for God to show you where you have work to do, where you’re faults and sin are trying to hide. And then, doing the work, walking the walk with Him.

“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” Isaiah‬ ‭53:5‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Our salvation, our relationship with God is not determined by us - no matter how good we are and how many people we help - it’s all about Jesus and His work on our behalf. His blood and His grace are what save us, not anything that we do. As basic as this is, there are a lot of Christians who be

How much time and effort do we spend each day working on our appearance? Trying to look the best we can to make good impressions on people? Why do we do this? Is it because it helps our career so we can make more money? Or because we want people to “like” us or compliment us to help us feel good about ourselves? We get caught up in this and we forget that God simply does not care about this. He only cares about and looks into our hearts to see us. How much time and effort do