90 Days of Wisdom: Day 4

Above all else, guard your heart,
for it is the wellspring of life.

Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)

Another English version translates that last phrase, "for it determines the course of your day."

I need the check my heart, that is my inner man, regularly. What am I allowing to influence me? What am I allowing my mind to dwell upon? It's so easy to be sucked into the world's vortex of immoral thinking which will in time lead to immoral/unethical decisions.

Verses 24-27 lay out a game plan for guarding your heart:

1) Guard your speech (4:24)

2) Be careful what you look at (4:25)

3) Be wary of risky decisions (4:26)

4) When you see evil coming, walk the other way (4:27)