Follow God's Heart

"Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God." 1 John 3:18-21

Following your heart. That's a big thing. You see all kinds of "stars" talking about how they knew that this decision was right because they are following their hearts.

Our hearts are easily swayed. Slapped with fear and emotion that won't guide us in the right direction. Our hearts are not a trustworthy decision-maker. Verse 20 says that when our heart condemns us, God is greater then our heart because He knows everything. God is the one we should go to with our decisions and questions.

Verse 21 says that if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence in God. That means that person is going to God with his questions and life decisions. That person is not being betrayed by a human heart. He is being guided by the Lord. He has the utmost confidence in God's leading. He is following God's heart.

God is greater then the things that would try to influence us. He will lead if we will follow. We need to put all our trust in Him. We need to have confidence that God will guide our hearts. That starts by following His heart because His heart is for us.

---Joy