Guard Your Heart

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May 4

Written By Pao A

**Proverbs 4: 23 (NLT**)

“Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.”

I like to read the same verse in different translations for a better understanding of what is being said. So here it is in The Passion Translation:

“So above all, guard the affections of your heart, for they affect all that you are. Pay attention to the welfare of your innermost being, for from there flows the wellspring of life.”
- Proverbs 4: 23 (TPT)

And finally, the one and only New King James Version:

Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
- Proverbs 4: 23 (NKJV)

This verse really spoke to me a few years ago, probably in 2015 or 2016. I woke up from several dreams with 4:23 visible on the digital alarm clock in my dreams. Curious what it meant, I grabbed my Bible, prayed to God for clarity about the dream, and the Lord directed me to Proverbs 4: 23.

I love this verse because it is so simple, but to the point. God is giving us a “secret” recipe on how we can protect ourselves through Him. It is simply up to us on whether or not we want to be obedient.

I pray that we all meditate and remind ourselves of this verse and to really as the Holy Spirit what He wants to reveal to us about it.

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