four words

Today, Jesus Calling (a devotional written by Sarah Young) brought me to Philippians 4:6-7.  This is a tidbit of goodness that I love, and, sadly, this morning I went to this passage with the feeling of I have already read this and thought about it so, why is God taking me there today?  Despite this attitude (fueled in part by the coffee-less morning) I picked up my bible and read:

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

I paused for a minute and realized just why God had led me here this morning.  Four little words popped off the page in front of me.  These four words caused me pause, got my brain thinking, awakened my soul.

will guard your hearts...

The peace of God, His amazing peace, will guard my heart, will protect it from the outside world.  My heart will be protected in His peace.  

There's only one problem...

How do I find that peace which transcends all understanding?

Because right now my heart does not feel completely guarded.  It is too easy for me to slip into moments where I am vulnerable, but in a good way, not in the way God intended me to.

In Proverbs 4:23 it is written:

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

above all else, no ifs and or buts.  Above all else.