Guard Your Heart

There was a girl in my junior high who all the boys liked. She was popular, smart, and beautiful. She enjoyed flirting and always had a new boyfriend. I wasn’t interested, because my life was complicated enough.

One day after school, I found myself sitting with her in the gymnasium. She touched my knee. “It’s too crowded in here. Wanna go outside?” she softly whispered. “Sure,” I replied.

She took my hand and led me to the door. I thought it was odd, but I assumed she was only being friendly. The door shut behind us, and she gently pushed me against the wall. “Who do you like? I can get you anyone you want,” she told me.

I was shocked. She wanted me to confess my feelings for her, but I remained speechless. She leaned in to kiss me. I had never kissed a girl, and I didn’t want her to be my first.

I panicked and dashed away. I ran all the way home. We didn’t speak for the next few days, but drama comes and goes quickly in junior high.

In Legacy of the Kings, the twins are led away from the safety of their wagon by a girl. She is beautiful, and her song is captivating. They chase her into the forest only to discover she is a pixie. She giggles and disappears into the night sky after leading them into a dead meadow. An enchanted tree comes alive to ensnare the boys. The vines entangle the twins and begin dragging them into the earth.

In Proverbs chapter five (3–5; 22–23), Scripture warns us about adultery and promiscuity: “For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lay hold of hell. His own iniquities entrap the wicked man, and he is caught in the cords of his sin. He shall die for lack of instruction, and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.”

Guard your heart like a dragon guards his treasure!