With Hearts Guarded

“Guard your heart, for above all else it is the wellspring of life”

I have prayed so many times that the Lord guard my heart in situations, and looking back I'm not even sure if I knew what that meant. Yes, we're told to guard our hearts but how? Perhaps I had asked this statement through prayer, but what if my actions were to remain unchanged. Then someone shared with me the verse “The peace of God which passes all understanding will keep you hearts and minds through Christ Jesus,”* showing me it was God's peace that would keep hearts from leaping down the wrong tracks. How are we kept at peace with God? "You will keep Him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee."Getting closer to Him through reading and prayer, and therefore setting our mind on Him. In reading and prayer we seek His will and come to know Him more, finding peace in Him. Our hearts are guarded through His peace when our minds are directed towards Him, our hearts are seeking His will. I know God's peace will flood my heart in decisions that are not only for Him, but in Him.

*Philippians 4:7