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Flying Blind

Following your feelings can lead to disaster. Blindly following your heart is a really bad idea. Our most noble achievements, and our most tragic mistakes, all come from the same exact place: the human heart.

Just like a pilot needs instruments he can trust, you need objective indicators for your soul. Your feelings aren’t irrelevant; they just can’t be the lord of your life. Monitor them, but don’t trust them. Rather, run them through an objective filter, so that even when you feel like doing wrong, you can spot the danger and choose to avoid it.

We need the Word of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit to guide us. The Word of God keeps us from being fooled by the haze of our emotions and prevents us from being ruled by every thought and desire. God’s rules are there for a reason—not to kill your joy but to enhance it. He has so much more in store for you than you could ever know. But to get there, you must relinquish your desire to navigate on your own, lest you lose your way. When you put your trust in the instruments God has given you, you set yourself up to soar.

Questions to ask yourself:

• Do you follow your feelings and emotions or put them through an objective filter?
• Do you have a favorite verse that has been a guide in your life? Think of some examples in life when scripture has guided you.

Remember: Protect your future by living carefully right now.