MIND OVER HEART OR HEART OVER MIND?

I have been contemplating Jeremiah 17:9 which says:

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?

As I have lived over half my life as a Christian I have struggled with my mind telling me one thing and my heart telling me another thing. Depending on which one I listened to would either help me or get me into trouble and sometimes deep trouble!

There were times when if I had just taken the time to look for an answer in the Holy Bible I might have found the answer as to what to do. The question is whether I would have obeyed the answer given?

If I had taken the time and pray and then time for silence to listen for God's response certain times and events might have turned out better. At this point, I will never know unless across the Veil I am given an understanding for me to mature into the eternities.

I have been very disappointed in myself many times when I just listened to my heart only. But I have come to realize that the vast majority of humanity listens to their heart more often than they do their minds. We need a fine balance.

We live in a sin fallen world with sinful natures and so it is a daily struggle to overcome our carnal natures to let our spiritual natures flourish. We are sinners and saints at the same time and so it is important to continue to strive to have a balance between our mind and heart as we seek the Holy Spirit's guidance in our lives. Through prayer and scripture study we can work on that balance.

I am so thankful that by grace through faith in Jesus Christ we can balance this tension between heart and mind and hopefully make the right decisions in our life.

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