Woody Allen famously said, "the heart wants what it wants." Yet many do not know Emily Dickinson said it a century earlier, and went on to say "...or else it does not care." Ironically, Allen was using it to justify his personal choices, whereas Dickinson was warning that our hearts are often indifferent to reason. Either way, both are acknowledging a serious problem with the notion of "follow your heart." The Bible goes further, warning us that our own hearts often actively deceive us. (Anyone who has ever had their heart broken knows that to be true.) But it raises a serious question: what do I trust more than my own heart? If I lie to myself, who will fight for truth and hope in my life? Let's talk about having an advocate even when our hearts fail us -- "Grace Demanded" (1 John 1:5-2:2).
