Guard Yourself

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Proverbs 4:23

“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”

You should always be on high alert when it comes to your heart. You cannot mix in a lot of worldly stuff and think you will not be affected. We are human and because sin entered this world, our human nature will gravitate to those things that are wrong before gravitating to those things that are right. You must be careful who you allow in your space. If you are hanging around negative people, your mind will start thinking negatively. This is the human nature side of us. You must stop being naive about those wrong, sinful habits you left behind when you gave your life to Christ. These sinful habits are still in you but because of the power of God, have become dormant in your life. You know satan wants you destroyed, so he will stop at nothing to bring those sinful things from your past back into your life. If you know your weakness was alcohol before God delivered you, then you should not find yourself around a lot of alcohol because that old nature will become tempted and tell you, “It’s okay to take one drink, God didn’t say you couldn’t drink, He just said do not be consumed with alcohol.” If you know that was your weakness, then don’t listen to that lie but guard your heart and stay away from that temptation. Stop making it easy for satan to tempt you with things you clearly knew was one of your weaknesses. You don’t have super powers, only the power of God is what has sustained you. As a Christian, we must feed our mind with the word of God and we must stay connected to the body of Christ. When we think we got this, is when satan steps in and creates a trap for us to get caught in. Be prayerful at ALL times. The word of God says in 2 Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray without ceasing.” Praying and seeking the face of God is what keeps satan at bay in our lives. This is not to say he will leave you alone, on the contrary, he will just leave you alone more. Listen to the word today and keep away from old habits and people who will influence you to do wrong. GUARD YOUR HEART!
Be blessed?