I remember hearing the phrase “guard your heart” many times as a kid. As a young girl this was often said to me about dating, which I did not find too applicable for myself as a 13-year-old uninterested in dating (the only prospects for me at the time were smelly middle school boys). As I got older, I was told to “guard my heart” against false idols, temptations, and fears. I did find this applicable as a 20-something-year-old… until I realized how difficult it is to guard my own heart out of my own strength. The more people told me to “guard my heart” with no explanation, the more confused I was on what it even meant.