{"id":1308,"date":"2024-03-04T00:08:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T08:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1308"},"modified":"2024-03-03T18:43:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T02:43:23","slug":"march-4-proverb-a-day-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/march-4-proverb-a-day-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"March 4&#8211;Proverb A Day\u2014Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Proverb:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do.<\/em>\u00a0 Proverbs 4:23<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Thought:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Whatever has my heart&#8217;s focus, that is what becomes the issue in my life.<br \/>\nTherefore, I must be very careful to keep my heart focused on the Lord so that my life reflects what I believe in and His will, not my will, is what springs forth each day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Action:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Today I will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guard my heart very carefully.<\/li>\n<li>Keep my focus on the Lord and His word.<\/li>\n<li>Review the issues springing forth in my life to see if they are of God or of me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Proverb: Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do.\u00a0 Proverbs 4:23 Today&#8217;s Thought: Whatever has my heart&#8217;s focus, that is what becomes the issue in my life. 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