Guard Thy Heart Blog Articles
What Is My Purpose?
Awareness of Our Purpose What is purpose? Purpose as a noun is something we possess and something we do. Romans 8:28-29 reveals God's purpose for His true followers. It says, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are...
Peek-a-Boo!! There’s a Snake in the Grass!
Something "cute" happened recently in our front yard that inspired me to share these perspectives with you. We had a friend over for lunch one day, and while I was clearing the table of our dishes, she walked over to our front storm door to gaze outside at our front...
WHAT Was I Thinking?
Often, we go through life making choices that ‘feel’ or seem ‘good’ to us at the time, even though there is something gnawing at us on the inside to hesitate and go the opposite direction of the decision in front of us. In retrospect, we learn that the inner tugging...
Sad at Christmas?
Have you ever been sad at Christmas because you felt alone, lonely or lonesome? Perhaps you are grieving the death of a loved one who will never again spend another Christmas with you on earth. I know what that is like many times over. Having lost all my babies to...
Trusting God in the Moment
Those of us that have read the Bible for any length of time know that followers of Christ are repeatedly told to trust God. Yet, impatience pushes us and presses us to impulsively proceed ahead of God, which equates to ‘without God,’ as in, leaving Him ‘in the dust’...
Waiting and Watching
...waiting on and watching for what? The object of our waiting and watching is not a what but a Whom. Throughout the Bible, God tells His people to wait on Him and watch for Him. Waiting on God requires us to spend time seeking Him in His word so we will recognize...