The heart is deceitful above all things
and beyond cure.
Who can understand it?
Jeremiah 17:9
Often you will hear people say, "Follow your heart..." or "Your heart will never lead you astray." In reality our hearts, the figurative ones, are pure emotion. They roll and dip like a roller coaster. Our hearts do not use logic or reason. They are not refined or reasonable. Our hearts, in fact, are romantic, illogical, emotional puddles of feelings.
Emotions are wonderful. They provide context and humanity to our everyday lives, but our minds should be making the decisions based on reason, logic and fact.
Think for a moment about the symbolism of the body. Your heart keeps the blood flowing, which provides oxygen and keeps your body in its basic functional rhythm. But your heart would never know when to beat and when to pump, if your brain didn't tell it. Your heart will continue to pump blood the same way with each beat, but the brain determines where the blood supply goes. The brain decides when your stomach needs more blood to digest food, so maybe your hands and feet get cold. Your brain knows how quickly or slowly the blood needs to pump through the heart based on the activity of your body. Your brain truly is in control.
So, if our brains are in control of our physical bodies, why wouldn't we want our minds to be in control of our spiritual selves?
In order to have a mind aligned with God, you need to make studying His Word a priority, and filling your mind with the good things of life, so that when your heart has a desire it can first be filtered through your God-Centered brain to be certain that you are doing His will. By exercising your mind through giving yourself over to God's will, you will find that your wants will play in tune with the melody of your heart.
Your heart isn't bad. It is filled with glorious emotions: joy, love, hope... it just needs a mind to tell it how to best express itself. When your heart submits to the will of your mind - filled with the goodness of God - you will be dancing for Jesus and be fully aligned with God - the Master Conductor.
“I the LORD search the heart
and examine the mind,
to reward each person according to their conduct,
according to what their deeds deserve.”
Jeremiah 17:10
In order to have a mind aligned with God, you need to make studying His Word a priority, and filling your mind with the good things of life, so that when your heart has a desire it can first be filtered through your God-Centered brain to be certain that you are doing His will. By exercising your mind through giving yourself over to God's will, you will find that your wants will play in tune with the melody of your heart.
Your heart isn't bad. It is filled with glorious emotions: joy, love, hope... it just needs a mind to tell it how to best express itself. When your heart submits to the will of your mind - filled with the goodness of God - you will be dancing for Jesus and be fully aligned with God - the Master Conductor.
“I the LORD search the heart
and examine the mind,
to reward each person according to their conduct,
according to what their deeds deserve.”
Jeremiah 17:10
Scripture
Quote of the Day
“A deceitful peace is more hurtful than open war”
Author Unknown
Question of the Day
When have your emotions led you astray and how could your mind help you to make better decisions tomorrow?
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