GUARD YOUR LIFE!!!

I have found out that if you don’t take charge of your life, somebody or something else will. It is so very important for us as believers to ensure that we are in charge of our lives. I am by no means suggesting that you be Lord in your life. No! Be in charge enough to make the decision in every situation to submit your life to Christ and be able follow up that decision by actually submitting it to Christ. Some people are unable to submit their lives to God though they want to, because they are not in charge of their lives. There are influences in their lives who have taken charge. I guess that is why the word of God enjoins us to guard our hearts with all diligence because the issues of life come from it. In essence, be in control of what goes in and out of your heart so that you can ensure control of your life since the issues that pertain to life come from there.

Mathew 18: 18 “I tell you the truth, whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be forbidden in heaven.” 

This tells me clearly that I have great responsibilities for my life. God does not take charge of our lives, He lets us do that and heaven rejoices when we then make Jesus Lord of our lives. To ensure that we are in charge of our lives, it is very important that we make the decisions as to the kind of friends we make what we hear, read, watch and even the places we go. All of these things add to make us who we eventually become. We ought never to find ourselves in situations where we are doing what we would rather not do but now would do because of the influences in our lives. Whether you like it or not, you will be affected by the voice you hear all the time. That is why it is always important to set the boundaries and/or limits very early. However, it is better done late than never done.

Boundaries help to establish that you are in charge of your life. You are also letting the devil know that you are well aware of the rights you have; one of which is to guard your heart. It always starts from the heart. Whatever affects one’s heart affects one’s life. The pain that comes from not guarding one’s heart has caused some people to make some wrong decisions that have impacted several other lives negatively. If you don’t guard your life, even “wandering birds will build” their nests therein and then you will blame them; but the problem is not with the birds, the problem is with you who left your life unguarded. The wandering birds were just looking for a nice place to build their nests. Even God admonishes that you not only guard your heart but that you do so with all diligence.

This is the thing – do not blame anyone else for your own negligence. Who left their life unguarded? You did. I am not by any means suggesting that we should not be vulnerable – indeed the love the bible describes suggests some form of vulnerability; however, we must be guided by the Holy Ghost in all things. The onus is on you: taking charge of your life is a responsibility you and I need to take seriously. So please examine yourself and then ask yourself – who is in charge in your life?