| FOLLOW YOUR
HEART?...NOT! |
"The heart is deceitful above
all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?"
-Jeremiah 17:9
One of the biggest lies deceiving an
entire culture is one we still hear too often in the
counseling room, "I have to follow my heart." It sounds
so nice and pure, doesn't it?
The truth is that
divorce courts are filled with people who are following
their hearts, and living to regret it after homes are
broken and lives are ruined because someone just had to
follow their heart. That's a formula for disaster.
Why would anyone follow the heart when the heart
is dumb! If the heart had any sense it would be a brain!
God gave us brains to rule over our hearts. Yes, we must
consider our hearts, and deal honestly with real
feelings, but we must never be ruled by our hearts. We
must consider the feelings of our hearts and process
them through the mind gave God gave us. Then we can make
intelligent decisions that will please God.
Happiness is the result of obeying God with a
willing heart. That's not often easy, but that must
nevertheless be the goal of our spiritual growth. So it
should be in marriage. Our hearts will deceive us. Let's
use the mind God gave us to rule over our hearts, even
when our hearts object. Let's press into God and His
word until obedience to God will bring joy to our
hearts, and our marriage and our lives will be a
success.
Question
For The Both of Us: How well do you think I do at
following God's ways rather than my own heart? Can
you give me an example?
Prayer
For The Both Of Us: Lord, increase our faith and
our self-control so that we can make decisions with the
mind you gave us, and not give in to the deceitfulness
of our own hearts.
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