I have always loved the verse in Proverbs that says,
"Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life."-Proverbs 4:23 NLT
I read it this morning and like a lightning bolt something clicked in my head.
We don't need to just guard our hearts, but our minds, our thoughts, our eyes. What we see on TV will dictate our actions, which is why Paul says,
"And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise."-Philippians 4:8 NLT
This afternoon I was watching a movie and I found out a few minutes in, that it was rated R. I have set a boundary on my heart that I won't watch anything above a PG-13 rating. So, I turned it off and I sat down at my laptop to compose this. My flesh wants to finish that movie, "because it can't be that bad." But the Spirit inside of me knows that's a bad idea, it could lead me down a rabbit hole I've been down before and don't want to go down again.
1 John 4:4 says,
"Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world." ESV
I am guarding my heart and the One who lives in me is greater than that evil worldly spirit. I can withstand the flaming arrows of the enemy.
"In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;"-Ephesians 6:16 ESV
Life is hard; don't just wear a helmet, put on the whole armor of God.
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes."-Ephesians 6:10 NLT
Life is hard, we need more than just a helmet. We need the whole armor of God.
The belt of truth
The Breastplate of righteousness
The shield of faith
The helmet of salvation
The sword of the Spirit
And your running shoes to spread the Gospel of peace
Until next time,
Stay strong!
MH
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