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"Protect your peace." We hear it everywhere. In conversations, captions, and quiet self-reminders when life feels heavy. But for many believers, that phrase can feel uneasy—almost too modern, too self-focused, too close to spiritual avoidance. So let's start with the honest question behind it all: Is protecting your peace actually biblical? Short answer: yes—but not in the way the world often means it. The phrase itself isn't found in Scripture, but the principle absolutely is. The Bible doesn't teach peace as escape, isolation, or self-preservation above all else. Instead, Scripture consistently teaches us to guard the places where God's peace lives and flows. "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." —Proverbs 4:23 "And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." —Philippians 4:7 Jesus Himself made a distinction when He said, "My peace I g...