God Never Said That: A Heart to Follow

God never said to "follow your heart."

Genesis 6:5

Jeremiah 17:9

Proverbs 28:26 (NKJV)

Matthew 15:18-19

TAKEAWAY: Our hearts were never designed to be followed, but to be led by the only heart worth following.

Acts 13:22

1. Dependence

2. Obedience

3. Repentance

Fully DEPENDENT on God

Because David knew he couldn't trust his own heart.

Psalm 51:5

Psalm 16:2

Our dependence on God is directly connected to our understanding of who He is and who we are before Him.

The better our understanding of God, the more dependent we will be upon Him.

1 Samuel 17:37

Faithfully OBEDIENT to God

The more dependent we are upon God, the more obedient we will be to Him.

Acts 13:22

Psalm 18:1

Psalm 103:1-2

John 14:15

Fearfully REPENTANT before God.

Repentance- a change of mind that results in a change of action. Repentance puts sin in it's proper perspective.

Psalm 51:1-4, 7-10

How we feel about our sin is one the greatest indicators of how near or far our hearts are from God.

Psalm 139:23-24

Prov 3:5-6