Do not trust your heart
Image via Wikipedia Princess Diana once said, “Only do what your heart tells you.” This is a creed believed by millions. It’s a statement of faith in one of the great pop cultural myths of the Western world . It’s a gospel proclaimed in many of our stories, movies, and songs. It states that your heart is a compass inside of you that will point you to your own true north if you can just see it clearly. Your heart is a true guide that will lead you to happiness if you can just tune into it. We are lost, and our heart will save us. This sounds so simple and liberating. It’s tempting to believe. Until you consider that your heart has sociopathic tendencies. Think about it for a moment. What does your heart tell you? No need to answer. Your heart has likely said things today that you would not wish to repeat. As Jesus said, “out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander” ( Matthew 15:19 ). No one lies to y