Guard your heart.

There are certain things in this world that make us fall.  It differs from individual to individual, but there’s a common thread that passes through most of our lives.

The good-looking man who made us feel beautiful and important.

The waitress in her tiny shirt and coy grin.

The half-empty bottle of beer on the napkin before us.

The group of friends we’ve known since middle school.

The best friend who thinks women were made to be a man’s servant.

Or, the best friend that believes men were made to be thrown away.

The computer with a hard-drive full of photographs of someone else.

The yahoo chat module that comes alive every afternoon, making you feel so dang good, yet you know it’s wrong.

Suggestive words in a book or magazine.

A group of irreverent married friends telling nasty jokes and talking about each others spouses…

…The temptations are different for all of us.  Somethings that tempt me wouldn’t cause you to bat an eyelash, and vice versa.

I challenge you to become aware of the things that tempt you.  The things that you know in your heart are wrong, regardless of whether you can see the harm it’s doing right now, or not.

Guard your heart from anything evil, be careful with it so no bad seeds can be planted to be harvested later.

**I mention alcohol, but I am not suggesting that evilness comes in a beer bottle, just that for SOME people, it’s not a positive thing.  It’s up to you to decide if that’s you or not.
**And friends?  Friends are great.  Having the same friends for 20 years is also great…just make sure they share in the vision for where you want to be.

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