I saw a quote once that said “following your heart has led to more pain, misery, divorces, affairs and bad decisions than almost anything else.” And it’s so true. Our hearts are a mess. They’re fickle, selfish, and able to convince us of almost whatever they want to. Now, I will caveat and say that this is NOT the same as following the promptings of the Holy Spirit. We discern that through prayer, the Bible, the advice of others around us, etc…. And that’s very different. But we have to learn to