I know I said the next post was going to be a continuation of the last post, but my attention was drawn away from that. I've witnessed people mutter the phrase "follow your heart" all my life. I've always tended to agree with that statement, but recently I'm not so sure if that's a good idea.
The problem I have with it now isn't that your heart is always wrong, but the fact that it sometimes is. Unfortunately people don't realize the little thinking voice in their mind that they call themselves, or the ego, isn't always the person having the thought. A few bible verses support this. I'll cover a couple:
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places," EPH 6:12.
"The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? 10 I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds." Jeremiah 17:9-10
Sometimes what we think is the heart can lie, because it's not our thoughts at all. We wrestle with the spiritual things with our mind as Christians, and if you are a Christian and not walking with God like you should be, your heart could readily deceive you. It is only by the Grace of God given to us by the sacrifice of Jesus that allows us to think clearly in the first place.
So how can we know what we are thinking is right?
"Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world." 1 John 4:1
"Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you" 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
So we should always be wary. I could elaborate on how to test the spirits, but instead I'll refer you to a wonderful link I found.
http://www.answers2prayer.org/bible_questions/Answers/testing/test.html
I suppose the gist of this entire post is this:
The heart of a man can lie, but the heart supported by God will be honest.
It's funny how people will put their trust in what some man says, when God says we can't even trust our own heart, let along some other persons heart and what it is telling them. I would rather trust the scriptures and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
ReplyDeleteHmm thank you. I try to follow my religion faithfully. Though I struggle with it, because deep down Iam a very logical person, and I get frighten easily. Even by the smallest thing I can be frightened. I go to only certain churches. Iam roman catholic, and Iam picky of what church I go to. Because alot of them seem depressing and scary in my eyes which I guess I cannot stand. Ignorance is bliss I guess. Sometimes I just wish I could do things as I do. Without trying too hard to please god. Because no matter how hard I try. I always end up failing. Iam not a bad person, but Iam not the best person either. Sometimes when I want to hurt someone my heart and mind tells me to forget it. Of course I don't forget it all together. But I never end up hurting them, even when I get hurt really badly. Its weird though. Because I feel no matter how hard I try in my religion and no matter how much I try I feel like what Iam doing is not good enough. Guess sometimes I feel scared and alone. Frightened like a child at night.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note. I wanted to say I didn't know where to post this, so I posted it here. Hope you wont get mad. And I wanted to add, that also as a man Iam not perfect. That I understand. But I just get down because I feel like Iam nothing compared to God. That we're just insignificant insects, lower than a protozoan, or an ameoba. Guess its just my way of thinking. I may be a man of science, but I follow my religion. I used to have problems with it. But I thought everything out logically as best as I can explain it to myself and that has helped me out. As my father once said. A man without religion has less luck, than a man with religion--I think. I forgot the exact lines.
ReplyDeleteI also have a question. I heard by someone that god will only let a small select few to heaven, and that the only way to get in, is through being chosen. But I read in the bible that everyone is welcomed in heaven, no matter who. I guess Iam a bit confused. Times are scary now a days. Iam not really that old to begin with. Guess you can say Iam young. But Iam frightened about what is said. How can I find what is true and wrong?
I realized how slack I have been lately in reading comments. I hope it's not too late to comment on this.
ReplyDelete(2 Peter 3:9) "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
This simply means that he wants all to come to heaven, but we have to accept his way to go. As Chris White often says, God is the perfect gentleman and won't force us into anything.