“The
Love Dare takes courage. If you accept the Dare, you must take the view
that instead of following your heart, you
are choosing to lead it. The
world says to follow your heart but if you are not leading it, then someone or
something else is. The Bible says that “the heart is more deceitful than
all else” (Jeremiah 17:9), and it will always pursue that which feels right at
the moment.” Excerpt
from “Love Dare”, Kendrick
Knowing
the right thing from the wrong thing is not always as easy as it sounds because
we have cultural conditioning and natural impulses that work against us.
It is so often said, especially by Christians who do not devote themselves to
Scripture study, that whatever “feels” right must surely be a sign from
God. This can often be the “deceitfulness” Jeremiah warns us
against. To “love” in spite of our impulses, however, is the real
challenge because it calls us to rise above our impulses and learn the difference
with genuine discernment. Think of how many you know personally who have
abandoned hearth and home by “following” their hearts!
To
love as Jesus commands we love requires a colossal act of the will. It is
a definitive decision and act of human consciousness to go “against the
grain”. This is precisely the path Jesus leads us on. It’s not
always pretty and it’s not always personally satisfying, but it will always be
only one step behind Christ who leads us faithfully … if we will allow Him.
Blessings,
Michael
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