Proverbs 4:23 says that “above all else,” we are to guard our hearts.
Why? “For everything you do flows from it.”
That’s quite a statement.
Everything?
Yes.
The words we speak are the overflow of the heart, Jesus said (Luke 6:45).
Our resistence to sin is based on the amount of scripture we hide in our hearts, Solomon said (Psalm 119:11)
Our greatest gift to God is a heart desiring to walk in His Word with patience in order to exalt God’s name and influence in the world (Isaiah 26:8).
Listen, no good father would knowingly allow a rabid, wild animal into his family’s home. Whatever it took to keep that threat away is what he would do because he knows that a potentially deadly bite can’t be undone.
Satan is a prowling wolf, my friend. His bite is rabid to the soul.
Guard your heart by equipping yourself with the armor of faith described in Ephesians 6:10-17. Do all that you can to equip your loved ones with that same armor.
Build up the walls of your faith fortress by learning and leaning upon the Word day after day after day.
And remember this, bad company corrupts good character (I Cor. 15:33).
Yes, acquaintances happen. But friendships occur by choice.
So, choose friends wisely.
I’ve seen too many times the horrible damage caused in many lives by poor choices of friends.
Please, choose friends that won’t pull you away from the choice of growing faith, but instead will encourage you toward it.
As always, I love you
Martin
