I get to choose what I let into my heart.

A Bible affirmation for a heavy mind, rooted in Proverbs 4:23.

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

Proverbs 4:23 · BSB

Reflection

A father is teaching his son here, and of all his advice this gets the strongest words: guard your heart with all diligence. Everything else flows from it. What you scroll, replay and rehearse is shaping you.

A prayer

Father, show me what I keep letting in that drains me. Help me guard my heart.

More verses for a heavy mind

My hope has a source, and it isn't my own optimism. Romans 15:13 My mind can be made new. Old patterns don't get the last word. Romans 12:2 I can lift my eyes from my to-do list to what lasts. Colossians 3:2 When my mind stays on God, peace has a place to land. Isaiah 26:3 Not every thought gets a vote. I can take it captive. 2 Corinthians 10:5 I'm choosing what I let my mind dwell on. Philippians 4:8 I want my words and my thoughts to please God today. Psalm 19:14 What I see right now is temporary. What God is doing lasts. 2 Corinthians 4:18 A cheerful heart can find a feast, even on a hard day. Proverbs 15:15 I can bring God into my anxious thoughts instead of hiding them. Psalm 139:23-24 God sees further than I can, and I can rest in that. Isaiah 55:8-9

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