The world will tell you to follow your heart…..but scripture tells us something else. Ultimately the Lord wants us to serve Him out of our love for Him but only His love for us is perfect….our love is prone to wander. Responsibility, maturity, good habits are necessary to keep us on the right road and doing the right things even thought we don’t “feel like it”. Now while God is concerned with our motives, we don’t always do the right thing for the right reason. This is ok so long as we recognize this and we continue to grow because doing the right thing for the wrong reason still can benefit others. The more spiritually mature we become, the more times there will be when we are doing the right thing with the right motive.
Our “will” is more important than our heart. Our heart is often tied to emotions and can cause us to have an allegiance to a person over God. I have seen it and you probably have to. I have been part of a church where a pastor personally led many to the Lord. There came a time though when they would not or could not bring themselves to hold him accountable when he fell into some type of sin. I have seen people’s stances on issues change when it involved a close friend or family member.
We are all slaves to something in this world even if we don’t realize it. The Believer however is supposed to be a “bond servant”. Mosaic Law allowed an indentured servant to become a bond servant voluntarily: “If the servant declares, ‘I love my master and do not want to go free,’ then his master must take him before the judges. He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life” (Exodus 21:5-6) The only thing we have to give God is our free will. Love given freely is the best kind….the kind the Lord gave to us. To reach a high level in our spiritual maturity our will must be stronger than our heart…this is often a lonely place. (Thoughts From the Trail)
Our “will” is more important than our heart. Our heart is often tied to emotions and can cause us to have an allegiance to a person over God. I have seen it and you probably have to. I have been part of a church where a pastor personally led many to the Lord. There came a time though when they would not or could not bring themselves to hold him accountable when he fell into some type of sin. I have seen people’s stances on issues change when it involved a close friend or family member.
We are all slaves to something in this world even if we don’t realize it. The Believer however is supposed to be a “bond servant”. Mosaic Law allowed an indentured servant to become a bond servant voluntarily: “If the servant declares, ‘I love my master and do not want to go free,’ then his master must take him before the judges. He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life” (Exodus 21:5-6) The only thing we have to give God is our free will. Love given freely is the best kind….the kind the Lord gave to us. To reach a high level in our spiritual maturity our will must be stronger than our heart…this is often a lonely place. (Thoughts From the Trail)
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