18/05/2026
GUARD YOUR THOUGHTS🤗
I was washing bowls in the kitchen. It was 18th August—my birthday. It was supposed to be one of the happiest days of my life. Not only because it was my birthday, but also because it was our marriage anniversary.
At first, it seemed very romantic that my husband married me on my birthday, but with time, I began to realize why it probably should have been on a different day.
Well, let’s continue the story.
It was already 2 p.m., and no surprises had appeared; just a simple “happy birthday” with a peck that morning. No birthday gift. I even kept looking around, wondering if maybe something was hidden somewhere. But soon it was 4 p.m., then 6 p.m.
Then I heard the voice:
“He doesn’t love you. If he did, he would have done something special.”
Then another thought came:
“Maybe he only saw you as a good girl and wanted a good woman to have children with.”
The enemy was already succeeding, and my lips had started swelling from trying to hold back my emotions. Tears began to flow down my face, and I quickly tried to wipe them away before he noticed.
I started giving short answers to all his questions and ignored every attempt he made to be nice. But he knows me too well, so he asked what he had done wrong. NOTHING I answered;… The mood in the house was now very gloomy.
As I continued to justify my actions in my thoughts, I remembered this scripture from Philippians 4:8
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report… think on these things.”
(KJV)
No matter your level of growth in the Lord or in life, we are not immune to the whispers of the enemy.
He whispers:
“You will never marry.”
“You are a bad mother.”
“You will fail at this.”
“This sickness will get worse.”
“No one loves you.”
The list is endless.
Whenever the enemy comes to whisper, ask yourself:
Is this true?
Is this honest?
Is this lovely?
If this were reported publicly, would I be happy hearing it?
Most of the time, the answer is no.
That is why Proverbs 4:23 tells us:
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”
I wasn’t wrong for wanting more attention that day, but I was wrong for ignoring all the love, support, and good things I receive from my husband and focusing only on what I felt was missing.
That is what the enemy is good at…making us focus on what we lack instead of appreciating what we already have.
So today, remember to guard your heart. And the next time the enemy tries to whisper lies to you, measure those thoughts with the Word of God.