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ORIGINAL: WesSavedByGrace

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ORIGINAL: StephenJ

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ORIGINAL: WesSavedByGrace

I always thought of guarding your heart as advice that goes hand-in-hand with being equally yoked. Perhaps, I have misunderstood that verse, but I never thought it was protection against heartbreak.

Oh I don't know if I mentioned this, but she was a practicing Christian, and the same denomination as me so the unequally yoked thing doesn't apply? How would that relate to guarding your heart though?

I took it to mean that if you are pursuing a relationship, it should be with someone that had the same beliefs. It provides a bit of protection because you should know what to expect. You would share the same priorities. Since that is true, it would seem that spending much time and falling in love with someone based on maintaining fellowship with like-minded people would keep be safer than the alternative. However, there are no guarantees as far as people are concerned. I know that is a wordy response. Hope you can follow my logic.