“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” — Proverbs 4:23

Today, Ash and guest Kate Westwood unpack one of the most formative and practical verses in Scripture — and why guarding your heart matters more than ever in a world of constant noise, content, and cultural pressure.

Together they explore:


How what we watch, read, listen to, and scroll shapes our hearts, often without us realising


Why guarding your heart isn’t just about personal conviction — sometimes it’s about simple obedience


The difference between “I don’t feel convicted” and “Is this honouring to God?”


How God lovingly exposes the subtle things that influence us — even the things we justify


Why the attitudes we tolerate (bitterness, frustration, cynicism) form us just as much as the media we consume


The sobering truth: your life will always overflow from whatever fills your heart


The call to be countercultural — people who offer something different than the world around us


The invitation to think on what is pure, lovely, and praiseworthy (Philippians 4:8)

This conversation is honest, challenging, and full of grace. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, desensitised, or unsure why certain attitudes keep creeping into your life, this episode will help you pause, reflect, and realign your heart with God’s.

May this prompt you to guard what’s precious, protect what God is forming in you, and live from a heart that’s healthy, whole, and rooted in Him.

&ldquo;Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.&rdquo; &mdash; Proverbs 4:23
Today, Ash and guest Kate Westwood unpack one of the most formative and practical verses in Scripture &mdash; and why guarding your heart matters more than ever in a world of constant noise, content, and cultural pressure.
Together they explore:
<ul data-start="1256" data-end="2035">
<li data-start="1256" data-end="1354">
How what we watch, read, listen to, and scroll shapes our hearts, often without us realising
</li>
<li data-start="1355" data-end="1463">
Why guarding your heart isn&rsquo;t just about personal conviction &mdash; sometimes it&rsquo;s about simple obedience
</li>
<li data-start="1464" data-end="1551">
The difference between &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t feel convicted&rdquo; and &ldquo;Is this honouring to God?&rdquo;
</li>
<li data-start="1552" data-end="1645">
How God lovingly exposes the subtle things that influence us &mdash; even the things we justify
</li>
<li data-start="1646" data-end="1760">
Why the attitudes we tolerate (bitterness, frustration, cynicism) form us just as much as the media we consume
</li>
<li data-start="1761" data-end="1850">
The sobering truth: your life will always overflow from whatever fills your heart
</li>
<li data-start="1851" data-end="1949">
The call to be countercultural &mdash; people who offer something different than the world around us
</li>
<li data-start="1950" data-end="2035">
The invitation to think on what is pure, lovely, and praiseworthy (Philippians 4:8)
</li>
</ul>
This conversation is honest, challenging, and full of grace. If you&rsquo;ve been feeling overwhelmed, desensitised, or unsure why certain attitudes keep creeping into your life, this episode will help you pause, reflect, and realign your heart with God&rsquo;s.
May this prompt you to guard what&rsquo;s precious, protect what God is forming in you, and live from a heart that&rsquo;s healthy, whole, and rooted in Him.

Advertisement