How to Guard Your Heart feat. Pastor Benny Hinn

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Benny Hinn reveals his first prayer each morning: 'Bend my heart toward you, Lord.'

The episode is a solo sermon by Pastor Benny Hinn on the Jesus Image Podcast. He opens by sharing his personal daily prayer to guard his heart from folly and sin. Hinn establishes the episode's premise: life is granted to prepare for judgment day, citing Hebrews 9:27. He references 2 Chronicles 16:9 to state God looks for those whose hearts are perfect toward Him. Hinn reads Proverbs 4:23, emphasizing the duty to keep one's heart with all diligence. He connects the heart to the conscience, citing 1 John 3:21 and Acts 24:16. Hinn discusses the importance of preparing the heart before prayer, using Job 11:13 and an anecdote about meeting Uganda's president. He highlights scriptures on trusting, praising, and seeking God with all one's heart. Hinn explains Proverbs 7:2-3, teaching that believers must write God's word on their hearts through meditation, as reinforced in Psalm 1. He shares Psalm 77:6, where David communes with his heart at night. Hinn provides a diagnostic: if prayer or Bible reading feels forced, the world is gaining ground in the heart. He states guarding the heart is a privilege and duty, with God providing enablement. Hinn lists seven areas to guard: imagination, understanding, will, conscience, affections, and mind. He cites Colossians 3:2 to set affections on things above. Hinn references Psalm 24:3-5 on who ascends to God's hill—those with clean hands and a pure heart. He concludes with Proverbs 23:26 and Matthew 22:37, calling listeners to give their hearts to God and pray a dedicatory prayer.

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A scripture-led sermon turns guarding the heart into a daily practice of prayer, meditation, and giving the heart to God.

Guarding the heart sits at the center of this sermon, framed as a daily practice rather than a vague spiritual ideal. The speaker opens with a morning prayer asking God to bend the heart toward Him, keep it from folly and the world, protect it from pollution, and prevent sin…

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You want a morning reset for your inner life, centered on guarding your heart before God.

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