We all face things from day to day that are hard to get through, whether it is relationships, family struggles, school, big decisions or even something simple, like who you want to hang out with tomorrow. When we go to someone for advice on what to do in our hard situations a lot of times they will use this short little phrase. Follow your heart. This phrase seems to give a little ounce of hope when life gets rough, but is it something that is actually helpful? People will say follow you heart, there are songs that talk about following where you heart leads, many quotes that say you should listen to your heart; it has become something that we will see on a regular basis and not even think twice about it. This is the society that we live in, and it has changed a lot in our lifetime and is only going to continue to change. From a Christian perspective you are taught to rely on God rather than worldly desires. I will tell you first hand that it sounds so much more simple than it actually is. Especially in the society that we live in! Going back to the phrase follow your heart. Is that really what we should be doing? As a Christian in the world we live in today, it is not something that we think about often. The world today says that it's OK to do basically whatever we want. When we are following our hearts we are doing the things that we desire just as society says we should. Sometimes this isn't a bad thing but if we are following the things that we want, are we following the path that God has coming our way? Sometimes they may cross, but we should make sure that we are following Him over our desires. This can be so hard at times because it is not always the thing that we would choose. Sometimes it is very hard to follow God rather than your heart because at the time you do not see the bigger picture, all you see is what you want and in the timing you think is right. Other times what God wants us to do, we are afraid to actually do, because we have been hurt in the past or something is holding us back because we are scared that it may end badly at some point. We make excuses and try to show that what we want to do is right. We have to be willing to take a leap of faith and just go for it, even if it is scary. No matter what is going on in your life right now this can apply to you. Instead of trying to see what your heart is telling you to do, pray continuously about the situation and see what God is leading you to do. In the end the outcome will be 1,000 times better. It may be hard now but things WILL get better. Be the light in your community and remember Gods plans will always be greater than our own. Instead of following your heart, let's follow God!
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all of your ways submit to him and he will make your paths straight.
