“Follow your heart.”
Ever heard that? I have.
Jon Bloom of DesiringGod.org has written a book entitled Don’t Follow Your Heart that explains why this is bad advice. Really bad.
“Follow your heart” is a creed embraced by countless people. It’s a statement of faith in one of the great pop-cultural myths of our day — a gospel proclaimed in many of our stories, movies, and songs. It can sound so simple, beautiful, and liberating. It’s tempting to believe.
Until you consider that your heart has sociopathic tendencies. Our hearts were never designed to be followed, but to be led. Our hearts were never meant to be gods in whom we believe, but to believe in God.
This book contains 31 meditations for recalibrating your heart. It is a collection of helps for common heart problems. Because your biggest problems in life are heart problems.
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
Proverbs 4:23
“The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?”
Jeremiah 17:9
“Your heart will not save you. You need to be saved from your heart.”
— Jon Bloom, author, Don’t Follow Your Heart
This book is available for free in PDF, Mobi, and ePub formats here:
http://www.desiringgod.org/books/don-t-follow-your-heart
Enjoy!
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