When Proverbs 4:23

tells us to guard our hearts,

it’s not saying,

“Lock them up because

they’re really criminal to the core”;

it’s saying

“Defend them like a castle,

View our heart

as the seat of our strength

We don’t want to give away our heart

We protect our heart

We preserve our heart

We police our heart

We fill our heart with God’s Word

Romans 10:17 says

“Faith comes by hearing,

hearing by the word of God.”

But we need to know something else:

Doubt comes by hearing also.

That’s why Jesus said,

“Be careful what you are hearing…”

Mark 4:24, The Amplified Bible

What we plant inside our heart

grows—always.

Doubt will grow and keep us bound.

Truth will grow and make us free.

So be careful what we’re hearing.

Listen to the Word of God.

As Proverbs 4:21 says,

“Let [God’s words] not depart

from your eyes;

keep them in the middle of your heart.”

God’s Spirit says,

listen well to My words;

tune your ears to My voice.

Keep My voice in plain view at all times.

Concentrate!

Learn it by heart!

Those who discover these words live,

really live