GUARDED AFFECTIONS

From time to time I hear on the news a bag of money falls from the open door of an armored vehicle. Everything is wrong about stories such as this; the entire purpose of an armored car is to protect valuable things, leaving the door unlocked is self-defeating. The same can be said of my affections. I cannot motor around life with my heart openly exposed. No, my affections must be managed. To guard one’s heart is not to close it, rather, it is to protect it with God’s Word and infilling Spirit. Lord God, You are My Fortress and Deliverer. In Your Mercy, Guard my affections with Your Mighty Hand.