When you were 15, did you ever look back at your ten-year-old self and think you had been immature and ignorant? Did you do the same thing at the age of 20 about your 15-year-old self?
Most of us look back at our younger versions and can see how we’ve grown, matured, and changed.
Because your heart is ever-changing, it’s a bad idea to “follow” it. What it means to “follow your heart,” or follow your emotions or follow your inner-desires looks different at each stage in life. Honestly, following your heart can look different depending on the day, your mood, or even what you’ve eaten.
In order to live godly, consistent lives, we need new hearts, as we’ve discussed in previous blasts, and we need to surrender our hearts and our will to God.
1 Peter 3:15 says, “But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you…”
Honor Christ as Lord. Then, and only then, can you trust what your heart says.
