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Guard the Wellspring
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Day 24 of 33
Narrated devotional
Guard the Wellspring
Scripture
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
KJV · Public domain in the United States · Text provenance: Project Gutenberg eBook #10
Devotional
Your heart is not an endless resource. What enters it repeatedly - voices, obligations, resentment, fear, and hurried news - shapes what flows from it. Retirement can bring more control over your time, but open hours still need wise gates. Guarding your heart is not selfish isolation. It is stewardship. You may need limits on media, a pause before agreeing to another request, or distance from conversation that leaves you repeatedly wounded. You may also need to welcome what restores: Scripture, beauty, laughter, friendship, movement, creativity, and rest. A guarded heart is not a closed heart. It is a tended garden from which life can keep flowing.
Reflection
What repeatedly enters my heart and leaves me less able to love well?
Prayer
Lord, help me tend my heart with diligence. Give me boundaries that protect love instead of hardening it. Amen.
One Small Step Today
Identify one influence to reduce and one life-giving practice to welcome this week.
Journal Prompt
What repeatedly enters my heart and leaves me less able to love well?
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