Guarding The Garden Of Your Heart

by Tomás J. Fernández

There are moments when you begin to sensethat something has crossed the threshold of your heart without permission.

Not all at once…but quietly.

A thought that lingers too long.A weight that settles in. A voice that does not bring peace.

And somewhere within,a quiet awareness rises:

This does not belong here.

The heart was never meant to be unguarded.

It is a sacred place—not because it is perfect, but because of what it was created to hold.

Love.Truth.The presence of God.

And yet, without watchfulness,other things find their way in.

Not always loudly.Often subtly.

Guarding the heart is not about building wallsthat shut the world out.

It is about discernment.

Learning to recognize what brings life…and what slowly takes it away.

It is about standing at the entranceand choosing what is allowed to remain.

This kind of guarding requires attention.

Not fear.Not striving.

But a steady returning.

A willingness to notice:

What am I allowing to take root? What am I agreeing with?What am I holding ontothat I was never

meant to carry?

There is a quiet strength in this place.

Because you are not guarding alone.

There is One who watches with you—who brings clarity where there is confusion,who gently reveals what needs to be released,and what must be kept.

And sometimes, the guarding looks like letting go.

Releasing a thought.Turning away from a voice.Choosing peace instead of rehearsing what wounds.

Over time, something begins to change.

The heart becomes clearer.Lighter.

What once entered unnoticedis now recognized.

And what once lingeredno longer finds a place to stay.

You may not feel strong in this yet.

But even the act of noticing…even the smallest turning…is already a form of guarding.

Because the heart that is watched overbecomes a place where life can remain.