Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

Guarding your heart is a topic we will explore a bit the next few days. In the next few days I want to look at the importance of guarding your heart and 5 gatekeepers of your heart. I believe that these 5 things are needed in protecting our lives from things God never intended them to have. These 5 gatekeepers will help you make decisions that lead to life and blessings.

1. Your eyes
2. Your ears
3. Your thoughts
4. Your words
5. The Holy Spirit

Be careful what you see, hear, think and speak. And always be quick to obey the convictions of the Holy Spirit. I see a generation that allows anything they want into their lives. We'll watch whatever movie we want, listen to any song we want, think anything we want and speak anything we want. The worst one of all is ignoring the convictions of the Holy Spirit when He's showing us right and wrong.

TODAY'S CHALLENGE

There's more to come on this topic, but for now just think about what in your life you thought you'd never see, hear, think or speak, but now allowing that very thing in your life? Maybe it's the movies we watch, or the music we listen to. Make a list of things you know you shouldn't allow to sneak in so easy in your life and start closing the gate of your heart to unwanted things.

TODAY'S PRAYER

Lord make me more like you today. Help me live for what matters most. Give me the strength to not have to be like everyone else doing what everyone else does. Help me to set my self apart and live a life that is pleasing to you. I love you, in Jesus Name, amen.