When we fill our mind with thoughts based in God’s word, our actions will be righteous. Our hearts will be guarded by His inner sentinel of truth. Our discernment will be sharp. As Proverbs 2:11-13 says, “Discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you, to deliver you from the way of evil…from those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness.”

We will not stray from the truth of God’s way when it becomes our guiding compass. Psalm 73:24 says, “You will guide me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.” Psalm 32:8 says, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.”

Psalm 64:10 says, “The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him. And all the upright in heart shall glory.” Being attentive, alert, and willing to follow are key components in our progressive sanctification.