GUARD YOUR

HEART
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Proverbs 4:20 My son, attend to my
words; incline thine ear unto my
sayings. 21 Let them not depart
from thine eyes; keep them in the
midst of thine heart. 22 For they are
life unto those that find them, and
health to all their flesh
Proverbs4.23 Keep thy heart with all
diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
24 Put away from thee a froward mouth,
and perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let
thine eyes look right on, and let thine
eyelids look straight before thee. 26
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy
ways be established. 27 Turn not to the
right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot
from evil
TOPIC OUTLINE
I. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO
GUARD YOUR HEART
II. WHY DO YOU NEED TO
GUARD YOUR HEART
III.HOW TO GUARD YOUR
HEART
I. WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO GUARD
YOUR HEART?
TO GUARD YOUR HEART

Heart REFERS TO YOUR

“THOUGHT LIFE.”
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
GUARD YOUR THOUGHT
LIFE BECAUSE IT CONTROLS
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
Proverbs 23:7 For
as he thinketh in
his heart, so is
he…
 SOMEONE SAID, “ SOW A
THOUGHT, REAP A DEED. SOW
A DEED, REAP A HABIT. SOW A
HABIT, REAP A CHARACTER.
SOW A CHARACTER, REAP A
DESTINY
Romans12:2 And be not
conformed to this world: but
be ye transformed by the
renewing of your mind,
that ye may prove what is that
good, and acceptable, and
perfect, will of God.
TRANSFORMATION
CAN ONLY BE
POSSIBLE BY
CHANGING YOUR
THOUGHT LIFE.
• CHRISTIANS WHO RENEW
THEIR MIND, THEIR LIVES WILL
BE TRANSFORMED:THEY WILL
KNOW THE WILL OF GOD, THEY
WILL LIVE THE WILL OF GOD,
AND EVENTUALLY LOVE AND
ENJOY DOING THE WILL OF
GOD.
II. WHY DO YOU
NEED TO GUARD
YOUR HEART?
1. YOU NEED TO
GUARD YOUR
HEART BECAUSE
IT IS VALUABLE.
 Proverbs 4.23 Keep
thy heart with all
diligence; for out of
it are the issues of
life
YOU DON’T GUARD
WORTHLESS THINGS…
YOU DON’T GUARD YOUR
GARBAGE BECAUSE IT’S
WORTHLESS.
 IT IS NOT SO WITH YOUR HEART,
IT IS THE ESSENCE OF WHO YOU
ARE.
 IT IS THE PART OF YOU THAT
CONNECTS GOD AND OTHER
PEOPLE.
2. YOU NEED TO GUARD
YOUR HEART BECAUSE
IT IS THE SOURCE OF
EVERYTHING YOU DO.
 Proverbs 4.23 Keep
thy heart with all
diligence; for out of it
are the issues [WELL-
SPRING] of life
• What you see
What you say
What you do
What you hear

EVERYTHING YOU DO
FLAWS FROM YOUR HEART
THE HEART IS A WELL-
SPRING
• WHEN A PERSON PIOSON THE WATER, THE
FLOW BECOMES A TOXIC. IT THREATENS LIFE
DOWNSTREAM…. EVERYTHING DEPENDS
ON THE CONDITION OF THE SPRING.
• SO LIKEWISE WITH THE HEART. WHEN THE
HEART IS UNHEALTHY, IT HAS AN IMPACT
ON EVERYTHING… IT THREATENS YOUR
FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR MINISTRY.
ETC.
3. YOU NEED TO
GUARD YOUR
HEART BECAUSE
IT IS ALWAYS
UNDER ATTACK.
  Proverbs 4.23
Keep(GUARD) thy
heart with all
diligence; for out
of it are the issues
of life
BELIEVERS ARE ALWAYS
ENGAGE IN BATTLE.
 Satan opposes God and
you are belong to God, so
you are constantly under
attack
 III. HOW TO
GUARD YOUR
HEART
 1. GUARD
YOUR HEART
BY
GUARDING
YOUR EARS
Proverbs 4:20 My son, attend to
my words; incline thine
ear unto my sayings. 21
Let them not depart from thine
eyes; keep them in the midst of
thine heart. 22 For they are life
unto those that find them, and
health to all their flesh
• TO GUARD YOUR EARS
MEANS - DO NOT ALLOW
GOSSIPS, NEGATIVE
COMMENTS, WRONG
INFORMATION TO SHAPE
YOUR HEART BUT
INSTEAD, LET YOUR EARS
FILL WITH GOD’S WORD.
 2. GUARD
YOU HEART
BY
GUARDING
YOUR MOUTH
Proverbs 4:24 Put
away from thee
a froward mouth,
and perverse lips
put far from thee.
 A. YOU NEED TO
GUARD YOUR
TONGUE BECAUSE IT
REVEALS THE TRUE
NATURE OF YOUR
HEART.
Matthew12:34 O generation of
vipers, how can ye, being evil,
speak good things? for out of
the abundance of the heart the
mouth speaketh. 35 A good man
out of the good treasure of the
heart bringeth forth good
things: and an evil man out of
the evil treasure bringeth forth
evil things.
B. YOU NEED TO
GUARD YOUR
TONGUE
BECAUSE YOU
WILL BE JUDGE.
Matthew12:36 But I say unto
you, That every idle word
that men shall speak, they
shall give account thereof in
the day of judgment.37 For
by thy words thou shalt be
justified, and by thy words
thou shalt be condemned.
 C. YOU NEED TO
GUARD YOUR
TONGUE BECAUSE IT
CAN DESTROY
EVERYTHING IN
YOUR LIFE.
James3:5 Even so the tongue is a
little member, and boasteth great
things. Behold, how great a matter
a little fire kindleth! 6 And the
tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity:
so is the tongue among our
members, that it defileth the whole
body, and setteth on fire the course
of nature; and it is set on fire of
hell.
• Isaiah6 : 5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am
undone; because I am a man of unclean lips,
and I dwell in the midst of a people of
unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the
King, the LORD of hosts. 6 Then flew one of
the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in
his hand, which he had taken with the tongs
from off the altar: 7 And he laid it upon my
mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy
lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and
thy sin purged.
Psalms19:14 Let the words
of my mouth, and the
meditation of my heart, be
acceptable in thy sight, O
LORD, my strength, and my
redeemer
 3. GUARD
YOUR HEART
BY
GUARDING
YOUR EYES
 Proverbs 4:25
Let thine eyes look
right on, and let
thine eyelids look
straight before
thee
•ONE CAUSES OF THE
DOWNFALL OF ADAM
AND EVE IN THE
GARDEN OF EDEN IS
THE LUST OF THE EYES
1 John2:16 For all that is in
the world, the lust of the
flesh, and the lust of
the eyes, and the pride
of life, is not of the Father,
but is of the world.
Matthew6:22 The light of the
body is the eye: if therefore
thine eye be single, thy whole
body shall be full of light. 23
But if thine eye be evil, thy
whole body shall be full of
darkness. If therefore the light
that is in thee be darkness, how
great is that darkness!
 4. GUARD
YOUR HEART
BY
GUARDING
YOUR FEET
Proverbs 4:26 Ponder
the path of thy feet, and
let all thy ways be
established. 27 Turn not to
the right hand nor to the
left: remove thy foot from
evil
 WHEN YOU
GUARD YOUR
FEET, YOUR
WAYS WILL BE
ESTABLISHED
Proverbs 4:26 Ponder
the path of thy feet, and
let all thy ways be
established. 27 Turn not to
the right hand nor to the
left: remove thy foot from
evil
Proverbs12:3 A man
shall not be established
by wickedness: but the
root of the righteous
shall not be moved.
WHEN YOUR
WAYS ARE
ESTABLISHED
YOU WILL BE
BLESSED.
Psalms1:1 Blessed is the man
that walketh not in the
counsel of the ungodly, nor
standeth in the way of
sinners, nor sitteth in the seat
of the scornful. 2 But his
delight is in the law of the
LORD; and in his law doth he
meditate day and night.
THE DELIGHT OF THOSE WHO
ARE REALLY BLESSED IS IN
THE LAW OF THE LORD…

THEY ESTABLISHED THEIR

WAYS IN GOD’S WORD.
CONCLUSION
• THE COVID 19 IS STILL IN EFFECT TODAY, THOUGH WE
MIGHT NOT HAVE THE FULL POWER AND ABILITY TO
DESTROY IT, BUT WE CAN PROTECT OURSELVES FROM ITS
EFFECT. LITERALLY, WE WEAR FACE MASK, FACE SHIELD,
WASHED OUR HANDS REGULARLY, OBSERVED SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND RESTRICTIONS. BUT OUR CONCERNS IS
NOT JUST ONLY ON THE LITERAL ASPECTS BUT ALSO OF ITS
EFFECTS (FEAR, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, FRUSTRATIONS,
DOUBT SIN, WICKEDNESS ETC.) IN OUR HEARTS. SO WE
SHOULD DO EVERYTHING WITH THE HELP OF POWER OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT TO GUARD AND PROTECT OUR HEARTS.