“Sino ang makakaunawa sa puso ng tao? Ito’y mandaraya at walang katulad; wala nang lunas ang kanyang kabulukan. Akong si Yahweh ang sumisiyasat sa isip at sumasaliksik sa puso ng mga tao.”

Jeremias 17:9–10

Magulo ang isip ni Cherry. Matagal na niyang pangarap mag-abroad. Pero marami siyang dapat i-consider kung tatanggapin nga niya ang offer na mangibang-bansa. Kinonsulta niya ang best friend niya who told her: “Follow your heart.”

Iba naman ang kaso ni Johnny. High school pa lang sila ay crush na niya si Liza. Now that they are working in the same office, his heart would beat faster whenever he sees her. He tells himself: “I am truly in love!”  

“Follow your heart.” Ilang beses na ba nating sinabi ito sa ating sarili o ipinayo natin ito sa iba? If it feels right, then go for it!  

Pero teka, tama ba ang payo na ito?

The Bible warns us against following our hearts. When the Bible talks about the heart, it represents the center of thoughts, feelings, and actions. According to today’s verse, likas na mandaraya raw ang ating mga puso. Kailangan laging i-check natin kasi our own hearts can deceive us. We tend to be self-serving, proud, and hypocritical. All the evil desires can be hidden in our hearts and justified in so many ways. But God can search our deepest thoughts and scrape clean the evil desires within.

This is why we should yield to God to allow Him to search our hearts. How do we do that? By saturating our hearts with the Word of God by reading it daily and following it. We should allow the Word of God to fill our hearts and pray for the Holy Spirit’s guidance as we seek wisdom for the small and big decisions. Lastly, we should follow God and let Him rule our hearts.