Don't Follow Your Heart

 Your heart is a liar.

Jon Tyson

YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD the terrible advice in movies, on Instagram, or even in person from a friend or family member: Follow Your Heart.
For example: "Follow your heart: it knows the way."Or this frightening quotation: "When you are in alignment with the desires of your heart, things have a way of working out."
The aphorism is so prevalent, you might conclude the advice originates somewhere in Scripture. In fact, the Bible tells us the opposite. Jeremiah 17:9 is a goo...