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by steve johnson
Follow Your Heart When people say, “follow your heart” they usually mean something like “do what you feel,” or “trust yourself,” or even “go with your instincts.” In essence they are saying follow your feelings, desires, and emotions. Would you follow a global positioning system (GPS) if you knew it wasn’t trustworthy? Back in 2012, Apple cut ties with Google Maps and came out with their own GPS and map app. Unfortunately, I (and everyone else who used it) found it to be quite inaccurate. It lacked objective data in the form of true details, which resulted with me ending up in places I didn’t want to be. Because I couldn’t trust it, I quit using it. Here’s my point: for anything to provide proper direction it must be based
on objective truth—truth from outside and not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice. Whatever is consulted for guidance must be based on unbiased, objective truth. What is the heart? The Bible uses the word “heart” to refer to the ruling centre of our being, the wellspring of all desires. It is where emotions and desires begin and which drives the will of man towards action. The problem is that “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure” (Jeremiah 17:9 NIV). We were born sinful (Psalm 51:5). The Bible teaches that every aspect of our being is tainted by sin—our heart, our bodies, our minds, and our will. Jesus elaborated on this when He said, “… out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
