Follow Your Heart
It's a simple phrase you hear everywhere. Movies, books, friends, adults, and other places. But it is a simple phrase that has taken part in destroying Americas morals. Proverbs 26:28 says it best "He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool;" Now I don't know about you but I believe the Bible, every simple phrase, and this phrase is simple yet to the point.Kinda obvious, don'tcha think? Yes, I know that there are stubborn people out there who this one simple verse won't fully convince. So I am going to attempt to furter convince you with the help of the Lord and His Holy Scriptures. Starting in the very beginning in Genesis.
"And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." Genesis 6:5 Well,let's see. That means that........the thoughts of the heart are evil, correct?
"And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: " Numbers 15:39 He gave the Children of Israel a fringe to put on the border of their garment to remind them to not seek after their own hearts. It's important!
"A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. " Proverbs 18:2 Here's that fool again. He has no joy in gaining knowledge or understanding. He sits around trying to "discover his own heart". Heard that one before? "I need to discover my heart/myself"? Yeah, the Lord call those type of people fools.
" But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:" Matthew 15:18-19 It is our heart and things that we do from our heart that are evil. EVIL! Right? So, let's follow that evil heart!(kidding)
"And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:All these evil things come from within, and defile the man." Again speaking of the evil things that come from within.
And to finish it off, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" Jeremiah 17:9 That kinda finishes it, doesn't it? Our hearts are deceitful...above all things! And desperately wicked! Why would I want to follow my heart if all that it seeks after is evil? Why would I want to follow my heart out of which comes all evil things?
I don't. And I don't want others to either which is why I wanted share this with you. And I hope that you will begin to reconsider and dis-continue following your heart and begin following someone higher than you and Who knows the ultimate best for you and wants that for you.
"Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God;" I Chronicles 22:19
"And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever." I Chronicles 28:9
"Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God." II Chronicles 19:3
"And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered." II Chronicles 31:21
"The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God." Psalm 69:32
Don't follow your heart, follow Gods Heart.