Monday cometh. Before the week starts pouring in, let’s make sure we…
GUARD YOUR HEART
"Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life." — Proverbs 4:23 (ESV)
Every sound engineer learns this early.
You can’t fix it in the mix.
If the signal is distorted at the input, no plug-in on earth will clean it up later. 🎚️
Whatever goes in the front of the chain…
comes out the speakers.
Same with your heart.
What you watch.
What you listen to.
What you scroll past at midnight.
What you replay in your head all day. 🔊
It all goes in.
And eventually, it all comes out.
In your words.
In your temper.
In how you treat the people closest to you. 🎶
So set your input on purpose.
Let God’s Word be the first thing through the preamp, not the headlines or the hot takes.
Today’s Lyrical Post pick: “GUARD YOUR HEART” featuring Susan @smsamford01 🎶, built from her post reminding us that your heart is the compass of your life, and everything you dwell on shapes what eventually comes out. ✝️
Today’s challenge: pick ONE input to cut this week. One feed, one show, one rabbit hole. Replace it with ten minutes in the Word. 🫵
Pray with me: Lord, guard what gets into my heart this week. Fill it with Your truth so that what flows out of me sounds like You. 🙏
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❣️💞❤️🙏With All My Heart And Soul, I believe...I Know That Jesus Christ Is The Son Of God✡️Almighty In The Highest and Is Therefore God. He Sits Upon a Throne At The Right Hand Of God. Jesus Christ has Cleansed✝️Us With His Blood And Bathed Us In His Light And Is The Conduit For All Of Our Souls Passage to See The Face Of God Almighty In His Heavenly Kingdom...Amen🙏❤️💞❣️
Warnings Against Folly ✨
Proverbs 6:1-19
My son, listen carefully. 👂
If you have put up security for your neighbor… if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger… you have been trapped by the words of your own mouth. 🤝⚠️ You are ensnared by what you said.
So do this, my son, to free yourself: 🕊️
Go — to the point of exhaustion — and give your neighbor no rest. Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids. Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter… 🦌 like a bird from the snare of the fowler. 🐦
Go to the ant, you sluggard. 🐜
Consider its ways and be wise. It has no commander, no overseer, no ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. 🌾
How long will you lie there, you sluggard? 😴
When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest — and poverty will come on you like a thief, and scarcity like an armed man. 💰⚠️
There is also a troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth. 🗣️
He winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet, and motions with his fingers. 👀 He plots evil with deceit in his heart — and he always stirs up conflict. 💥 Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed — without remedy. ⚡
There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: 🙏
haughty eyes, 👀
a lying tongue, 🗣️
hands that shed innocent blood, 🩸
a heart that devises wicked schemes, ❤️🔥
feet that are quick to rush into evil, 👣
a false witness who pours out lies, ⚖️
and a person who stirs up conflict in the community. 🔥
These are the warnings against folly. 🛡️
Guard your words. Stay free from the snare. Work with wisdom. And walk in what the Lord loves. 💛
🤍 Blessed Night Saints. Praise the Lord. Thank You Jesus for Your LOVE!
Romans 5:8-11
8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that,while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Every struggle in your past has shaped you into the person you are today. Take God's hand and step into your future without being afraid. You have come this far and with Him by your side you can do anything.
Happy Tuesday!
#JesusSaysFollowMeAndIWillBlessYou
Good Morning! 🌅
This new day is already held by the One who never grows weary, and He invites you to trade your own strength for His.
**Isaiah 40:31**
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
The Lord does not merely lend us a little extra energy for the day ahead; He renews us from the inside. The Hebrew picture behind “hope” is waiting with expectation—leaning the full weight of our lives on His character, not on our circumstances. When we do, the Holy Spirit lifts us above the fog of fatigue and fear, the way an eagle rides the rising currents rather than fighting the wind.
Some mornings the path feels long and the burdens real. Yet the promise is not that the road disappears; it is that we will not be abandoned to our own fading strength. Running or walking, the pace may change, but the Source does not. His strength is made perfect precisely where ours runs out.
Right where you are this morning—whether your steps feel light or heavy—receive the exchange He offers. Hope in Him is not passive; it is the active trust that He is already at work, renewing what the night has worn down.
HeavenlyFather,
we place our hope in You this morning. Renew our strength as only You can. Lift us above what drains us, steady our steps, and let us walk in the quiet confidence that You never grow faint. We trust You for today. In Jesus’ name, amen.
May you soar, run, and walk in the strength that never fails. 🙏🏻💛
Rise and shine everyone. Have a blessed day.
Please pray with me and let's focus our time and attention on seeking God's plan for the day ahead. 🙏
Dear God,
Most high, maker of heaven and earth and all that is in them,
Thank you for this day and all that you have blessed us with. Thank you, Father, for your love, your kindness, your mercy and your grace. Thank you for waking us and giving us life and calling us your children.
Please bless us all with Godly wisdom, knowledge, understanding and discernment. Please fill us with love, peace, joy, patience, understanding and faith.
Please, Father, guide us, protect us and use us today to achieve Your will. I pray that we will truly honor and glorify you in everything we do and that we will love you with all of our heart and soul, our mind and our strength. For ever and ever.
In Jesus' most holy name we pray,
Amen
Rest is not laziness, and it is not avoidance.
It is how the body and soul heal and regain strength for the work that remains. In leading us beside still waters, the Good Shepherd is not removing us from the troubles of the world. He is restoring us so we can meet them with renewed strength.
"He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters."
Psalm 23:2
Having rested, we rise and do the work He gives us.
🙏✝️🕊️
Daily Devotion
Think on These Things
As we dwell on things that are true and beautiful, God gives us a peace that surpasses all understanding.
Philippians 4:4-9
In difficult times, we all want to experience joy and peace—we crave a sense of security and the confidence that God loves us. Yet worry and pressure have a way of crowding these things out, often without us even noticing.
Consider two different insects in a garden. A fly is drawn to places of decay, bypassing flowers. A bee, however, will move from bloom to bloom, gathering only things that are life-giving. They’re in the same environment but have very different experiences in it because of what they’re oriented toward.
Paul understood this. In Philippians 4:8, he doesn’t ask us to pretend difficulties and “ugly” things don’t exist; instead, he says to be intentional about where our mind comes to rest: “Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely ... dwell on these things.” (Also see Romans 8:5.)
To dwell doesn’t mean giving what’s good a passing glance but, rather, giving it our sustained attention. As we practice returning our thoughts to what is true and beautiful, God shapes our mind and heart. Then the peace that “surpasses all comprehension” (Phil. 4:7) begins to feel like an amazing reality we can walk in.
Happy Tuesday! In a world full of chaos & questions, I love that I get to wake up every day & read about our Omnipotent God. 🤩 What a privilege & honor.. to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. His Word is Truth. He is our Creator, the God of order, true justice, & all righteousness. Praise the Lord!
He Who made the Pleiades and Orion & overturns the shadow of death into morning, Who also darkens day into night, Who calls for the waters of the sea & pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is His name. (Amos 5:8)
Lamentations 3:22–23: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,🕊️♥️🙏 for his compassions never fail. 🍁🌿🦅🌹🪻They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.🌞🇺🇸✝️💕🛐🙏🌄
Psalm 51:
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.
A Dirt Road Devotional
The Throne of Grace
Hebrews 4:16 (KJV)
“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”
There is something wonderful about knowing you don't have to make an appointment to talk to God. You don't have to go through somebody else, make yourself presentable, or find just the right words. Because of Jesus Christ, you have an open invitation to come directly into the presence of Almighty God.
Notice that Scripture doesn't tell us to approach the throne of judgment, but the throne of grace. That's a mighty big difference! We deserve judgment, but through the finished work of Christ, we are invited to receive mercy. We deserve condemnation, but He offers grace.
And notice that we are told to come boldly. That doesn't mean arrogantly, presumptuously, or with an attitude of entitlement. It means we can come with confidence because our access isn't based upon our goodness, but upon His goodness. We aren't welcomed because we have earned the privilege. We're welcomed because Jesus paid the price.
Some folks wait until they've cleaned up their lives before they pray. Others wait until they have the right words or feel worthy enough to approach God. That's like waiting until you're well before going to the doctor. The throne of grace is precisely where needy people belong.
And God doesn't promise to give us everything we want. He promises to give us mercy and grace to help in our time of need. Sometimes He changes our circumstances. Sometimes He changes our hearts. And sometimes He simply gives us enough to take another step.
Here's a little Dirt Road truth worth remembering: You don't have to be strong to come to God. You just have to recognize that you need Him. The throne of grace is not reserved for the spiritually impressive. It's where the humble, the hurting, the broken, and the needy can find help.
After commanding us to love each other, Jesus reminds us that the world will hate us because it hated him first. As we draw closer to Jesus, we will encounter more and more conflict with those who do not know and love him. It will feel like we are being casted out. However, it is an honor and a privilege to be casted out of this evil world for our love for the savior.