Even when we have no walls up we still need to be on guard.

 1I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord, I will make music.

2 I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me?
I will walk with integrity of heart within my house;

3 I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless.
I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.


4 A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil.
 
5 Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy.
Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.
 
6 I will look with favor on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me;
he who walks in the way that is blameless shall minister to me.
 
7 No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house;
no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes.
 
8 Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land,
cutting off all the evildoers from the city of the Lord.- Psalm 101
 
It's interesting that in this Psalm David says that in his own house he will walk with integrity of heart.
 
For me when I come home from classes, I take the weight of my bag off of my shoulders, eat, relax, read the Word Of God, share my day with my husband, and just enjoy being in the presence of loved ones.  I never really think about being on guard, to be honest only maybe when something inappropriate comes up on TV.
 
But David say that He will walk in integrity of heart where no one can see him and hear him... and he will not put anything before his eyes that is worthless, or can lead to sin. So even David, who's in such close contact with LORD is expressing his never-ending battle with his own flesh and sinful desires. He has the power to do whatever he wants and he says that he will stay strong, and not tempt himself.
 
Even in my house where I'm relaxed I need to be on guard of my heart. And I can be on guard by avoiding to tempt myself with anything that is not Godly, by not putting anything worthless in the eyes of God before my eyes.
 
P.S The last verse is literal for David, but if we're a Temple for The Holy Spirit  then we should be fighting our flesh desires and sinful nature morning by morning just like David fought evil dowers in his city, cutting off all the unnecessary and wicked desires out of our heart and our lives.

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