Destinations: As My Heart Goes, So I Go
Why does it seem to be so difficult to make the changes in course we know we need to make in our lives? Though time and experience and good judgment tell us the path we’re on will lead us where we don’t want to go, we just keep going!
Solomon has these words of wisdom for us, “My child, listen and be wise: Keep your heart on the right course.” (Proverbs 23:19 NLT)
Listening to wise counsel and advice is not enough. Even having the wisdom to know what to do is not enough. You must “keep your heart on the right course.”
He gives added emphasis to this in verse 26, “O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes take delight in following my ways.“
We can have all knowledge about God and His Word and what’s right, what’s wrong… what we should be doing… what we shouldn’t do, or what we should avoid, and still go down wrong paths – paths & ways that have their tentacles so deep into our hearts that the cost to change course seems too great.
God wants your heart – intimacy with you. When He has your heart, your eyes will take delight in following His ways. No cost is too great.
Just look at a young couple in love. No cost is too great to follow the ways of the one who has their heart. They give up previous plans, friends, hobbies; to follow the ways of the one they love. They give up old habits; spend (sometimes more than they have) in their expressions of love. Their course is changed to following the ways of the one they love.
If you’ve been struggling to make the changes in course you know you really need to make, then maybe it’s time to go on a date with ONE who wants to capture your heart! Spend some alone time with the ONE who loves you more than you could ever imagine. Talk with Him, and listen. He’ll talk to you. Let Him capture your heart. And over time you’ll find that your eyes take delight in following His ways.
