Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life.
—Proverbs 4:23 (NLT)
Heavenly Father,
Help me to guard my heart above all else!
Help me to see that the battle for my heart is a battle that is waged against the enemy—in my mind—for the rights to occupy that sacred space which is my heart. It is a battle over what thoughts (good or bad) and beliefs (right or wrong) that I will allow to fill my heart, and thus determine my life’s course.
Help me remember that You are always with me in this battle and that I am armed with the Truth of Your Word—the Bible—so that I have the strength I need to stand against the enemy, and the weapons I need to defeat him and defend the holy ground of my heart.
Help me to make my heart a space that only You can fill—with Your Presence and Power—as I wage every battle of my mind, by holding every thought captive until it lines up with the Truth of the Word, as revealed to my heart, by the Holy Spirit.
Help me to guard my heart above all else!
In the name of Jesus, Amen.
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