Wednesday, August 18 Above all the things that you guard, safeguard your heart.​—Prov. 4:23.

[Áine]

Wednesday, August 18

Above all the things that you guard, safeguard your heart.—Prov. 4:23.

 

Whether we have little or much materially, we need to guard our heart. How? Do not develop a love for riches. And do not allow your secular work to take priority over your service to Jehovah. How can you know if that is happening to you? Some questions you could ask yourself are: ‘Do I often think about my secular work when I am at meetings or in the ministry? Do I constantly worry about being financially secure in the future? Are money and material possessions causing problems for me and my mate? Would I be willing to do secular work that others look down on if it allowed me to spend more time serving Jehovah?’ (1 Tim. 6:9-12) When considering those questions, let us remember that Jehovah loves us and makes this promise to those who are devoted to him: “I will never leave you, and I will never abandon you.” That is why the apostle Paul wrote: “Let your way of life be free of the love of money.”—Heb. 13:5, 6. w19.10 29 ¶10

[Vinnie]

 Usually I think of locking  valuables in a vault to protect them and how secure I would feel knowing there is a guard present. Jehovah knows what truly is valuable. Here was are told to guard something very precious because out of our heart  are the sources of life. (Prov 4:23)