How To Guard Your Heart Without Being Too Guarded

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

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Talk Radio, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Default

4.8 • 808 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2019

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

“Guard your heart”. That’s pretty much sums up the relationship advice you get when you ask someone within the Christian culture for dating advice. But what does it mean to guard your heart, and how do you guard your heart without appearing too guarded? How To Guard Your Heart Guarding your heart really comes down to protecting your heart…because your heart is the most important part of who you are, and so it’s worth protecting. We’ve got to learn to protect our heart by setting spiritual, physical, and emotional boundaries. Today we’re talking through some of those steps, and what it looks like to practically guard your heart from getting attached to someone prematurely. So click the buttons below to subscribe and check out Episode 36 of the Love + Relationships Podcast to find out how to guard your heart! Want to be on the Love + Relationships Podcast? Go to truelovedates.com/loveandrelationships/ to submit your question and learn more. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON iTUNES BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER or SPOTIFY Resources Mentioned on the Love + Relationships Podcast and Additional Show Notes: For another great episode of the Love + Relationships Podcast check out: Oversharing in Relationships – 10 Things Not To Talk About Too Soon BOOKS BY DEBRA Get busy learning what you need to know about healthy singleness, dating, and marriage. Check out Choosing Marriage: Why It Has To Start With We > Me or True Love Dates: Your Indispensable Guide to Finding the Love of Your Life. DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. Her popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, welcome back to the Love and Relationships podcast. I'm your host, Deborah
0:23.5	Felita, and it is so great to be together again and chat all things love, sex, dating, marriage, and
0:29.8	singleness. For those of you who don't know me, I'm a licensed professional counselor and author
0:35.6	specializing in relationship issues.
0:39.3	And I'm here to take your relationship questions.
0:43.2	I've written hundreds of relationship articles across the internet and my relationship
0:47.0	advice blog, True Love Dates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships.
0:53.7	And that's really what I'm
0:54.9	passionate about. Have you ever heard the phrase guard your heart? If you grew up in or around
1:02.6	church, I'm sure it's a phrase that's come your way at some point. We know that your heart is
1:09.0	valuable and anything valuable is worth protecting.
1:13.6	But what does it actually mean to guard your heart?
1:18.1	Are there any practical steps you can take to protect your heart?
1:21.9	And is it possible to overguard your heart?
1:26.7	Can a person be so cautious that they end up being too guarded and
1:31.0	not let anyone in? In today's conversation, we cover these great questions and a whole lot more.
1:37.9	Let me introduce you to Our Caller.
1:52.8	Today we are joined on the show by Julie from Canada. Hi, Julie. Welcome to the show.
1:59.1	Hi, thanks for having me. It's great to have you. So Julie, what is your question for today?
2:06.0	My question is, how do you find the balance between guarding your heart but not being too guarded?
2:06.8	Yeah.
2:09.4	Let's back up a little.
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