Romans 4:23 “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it,”
Our heart is a vital organ which pumps lifeblood into all the organs of the body to deliver oxygen and nutrients and to remove waste. The heart muscles function like a powerful pump that never stops from the time we are born until we die. Hence, protecting our “heart health” is non-negotiable for a long and healthy life.
Our spiritual heart is where our faith resides (Romans 10:9). The spiritual heart is not a muscle but the inner-man and the mansion where the Holy Spirit dwells. As we protect our natural heart, our spiritual heart must be guarded from “fear”. Fear first attacks the mind/(soul) however when it grips our heart/(spirit), our faith will be weakened. The mind will make intellectual deliberations and logical reasoning which can surge evil forebodings and dread. Though the mind weighs realities and probabilities, the Holy Spirit’s voice within the heart declares that God reigns supreme over every forecast, diagnosis, and prognosis. So, fear that spirals from logical reasoning must be overruled by faith. Guard your heart from fearful analysis and apprehensions.
When the mind reels the reality and negativity we must defeat the racing thoughts of fear with the Word of God. Just as cardio keeps our natural heart healthy, building and exercising our faith muscles will make our spiritual heart strong. The cardio for our spiritual heart is hearing the Word of God over and over and over again. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17). A heart that is full of God’s Word, it is fortified by faith and is healthy and happy.
Guard Your Heart from Fear:
1. Qualm: Fear starts as a heavy feeling or qualm. Attack fear with God’s word and drive it out of your mind before it affects your heart.
2. Questions: Fear would ask questions, whereas faith gives answers. Fear will ask, “Where is God”, faith will answer, “He will never leave us nor forsake us”.
3. Quicken: When fear grips the mind, quicken your faith by boldly declaring the Word of God until fear dissipates.
Guard your heart from fear caused by logical reasoning and reality; Faith overrules facts.
Prayer: Dear Jesus, I will feed on your Word and protect my heart from fearful thoughts and logical reasoning. Amen.
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