“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
– Proverbs 4:23

Such a familiar verse, a challenge to keep the source of our life and actions pure. As usual, I always err to take on the work. Thinking that it’s my responsibility to keep junk out of my heart, it’s all up to me.

But I love the challenge from Ephesians.. What is it that Paul says? It’s the breastplate of righteousness that protects our heart.

In the classic 90s movie Dangerous Minds, Michelle Pfeiffer’s character changed her classroom and her pupils by flipping their experience on its head, explaining that they already had the grades, they just needed to maintain it.

What changed? Nothing in their situation, except their perspective.. and that changed everything. They started acting like A-grade students and the changes in their study followed the change in their hearts.

What a lesson for us in protecting our hearts.

Right-standing with God is already ours.

Achieved on the cross by Jesus.

It is done. This work is finished.

Now, live in this new reality and watch my heart flow out and change the rest of my life.

These are my thoughts from Ephesians 6… A series inspired by a moment where I asked God to protect my heart, my family and my loved ones. In that moment, I strongly felt Him challenge me: “I’ve given you all the armour you need, but it’s useless in a pile on the ground. Pick it up. Put it on.”