Don't Follow your heart, Lead your heart.

“He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks wisely
will be delivered.” Proverbs 28:26

Ever heard of the saying, “Follow your heart?" Many people use that
phrase to give advice and even apply it to their own lives. Before I
met my fiancé, Gabriel Velez, there was another guy who I had been
talking to for some time. My heart was full throttle in that so called
relationship but deep down I knew he wasn’t the one for me. All along
a course of 3-4 years I allowed my heart to guide me, painting a
picture of what could be when I knew it never would be. That is why
God never intended for us to be led by the heart but by His spirit.
However, often times when it concerns love, people use their heart to
make decisions rather than be led by God and His will concerning our
life.

The word of God says, “The heart is deceitful. Who can understand it?”
Our hearts can lead us down a path that could eventually destroy us if
we don’t allow God to take a hold of it. Who knows the countless
things that I could’ve been doing or the places I would be if I
allowed my heart to continue making decisions for me. One thing I do
know is that I would’ve never met the most wonderful man ever; the
will of God in my life.

The word of God also says, “Where your treasure is, there your heart
will also be." Treasure is anything greatly valued. Take a moment and
think to yourself, "What is it that I greatly value?" You’ll find your
heart there. Now, is your heart in the things of this world (job, man,
women, money, cars, etc.), or is your heart in its creators hands?

I remember the first impression my fiancé said he had when he began
taking notice of me. He saw me interceding on one of my first visits
to New Dawn Marantha Ministries. Besides my good looks, lol, he
noticed how on fire for God I was, which attracted him the most.
Ladies, if you're single and reading this, what I’m saying is that
your heart should be so lost in God that a man will have to seek Him
in order to find it. <3

Friends, don’t let your heart be the source of your reasoning. Your
heart is made of flesh, but we are of the spirit. Allow the God in you
to lead your heart and then follow Him. As my pastor Albert Santiago
says, "We need to begin to reign in life!" That includes every area
such as our heart.

Put your heart in Gods hands. There is no need to
live life in continual confusion with unaccomplished goals. You might
have felt that you tripped/fallen along the way, but have you ever
seen a person trip and fall backwards? Never! The steps of the
righteous are ordained by God. So even when we fall, we fall forward.
Now is the time to surrender your heart to its creator, God almighty,
and let him lead your heart and you follow Him.

"We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps." -Proverbs 16:9

In Him,
Kiki


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