Heart vs Head

In the last 48 hours I have heard the same quotation from several different sources. Social media, radio and TV. The quotation?

The heart wants what the heart wants...

Although that may be true, it doesn't make the heart correct.

When my daughters were younger they frequently requested to do things, or have things, that I was not comfortable with.

But, kids want what they want.

 It was up to me to say yes or no, and guard them from things that would harm them. They did not make logical decisions at 5, 10 or even 15. That was my job as the mother. The one in charge..
Putting your heart in charge of your life is like putting a teenager in charge of himself. Feelings, not logic will be what dictates his actions. In most cases fleshly desire will be his driving force and Christian values will take a back seat.

Proverbs 4:23 says that we are to guard our hearts, because that's where life's issues flow from.
Proverbs 23:19 tells us to keep our hearts on the right path.

So if the bible tells us to guard our hearts, and keep it on the right path, then that must mean our heart should not dictate our lives.

Every decision we make should be contemplated using the word of God.
Prov. 2:2 says "So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding"

 If we see that our heart wants something that God does not want us to have, then it is up to our spirit and our mind to tell our heart "No". We have to make it understand...

Feelings, what so many base their life on, are nothing more than smoke and mirrors, reflecting an often inaccurate image. You feel stupid, you feel ugly, you feel like you can't live without a certain individual. You feel lost, you feel broken, you believe what someone, a long time ago, convinced you was the truth. But it doesn't make it so.

God made you, God knows you. He knows what you want, but He also knows what you need. In order to give you all He wants you to have, you have to clean house and get rid of all the old baggage. You have to let go of the old, in order for God to give you something new.

God would never expect more from you than what you can accomplish. So the next time your heart cries out for something, stop and contemplate with your head whether it's a good thing. Guard your heart, because once broken, it's hard to repair.