Follow your Heart

I absolutely love the saying “Follow your heart.” In fact, this quote is in my Instagram bio, as a reminder to myself and to others. Throughout my life, when I’ve had to make difficult decisions, I’ve always come back to this saying. Call it intuition or a gut feeling, but typically in my life my “gut feelings” have always been right.

Fear is scary. I mean, it is fear. It’s an emotion stemming from uncontrollable stress and anxiety. As human beings, we have settled on running away from fear at any cost. But I’m here to tell you that we are not meant to live in fear, but to live along side it. . Does that sound crazy to you? Just hear me out. No matter how much running you do to try to escape your fear, it’ll always be right there behind you. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s inevitable.

Fear is a constant. Instead of losing your mind trying to escape the emotion, learning to accept it and live with it will lead to truly overcoming fear.

 Avoid letting fear prevent you from going after the dreams and desires of your heart. Listen to your intuition, and follow your gut. It is important to distinguish the difference between doing what your heart tells you, and doing what fear tells you. One way to figure this out is knowing that fear will distract you and drive you away from your own thoughts and aspirations. Yes, there are going to be times when your heart and fear agree with each other but I firmly believe that 99% of the time your intuition, your heart, and your gut will always guide you into the right direction. Being confident in yourself and your own choices will make sure that fear is under your control.

But how can I listen to my heart?

When it comes to matters in the heart, I believe that you’ve already got the answers right inside of you.

I believe that listening to your heart is important, because it is God’s subtle way of speaking to us. It is the little voice that He has gifted to each one of us. We’ve got plenty of distractions buzzing around in our minds that keep us from really truly listening. But with lots and lots of practice you can start listening to God speaking to your heart without fear distracting you and dragging you down.

As you start doing this more and more, you will feel empowered by the voice that lives within you.

As you learn to trust in your own heart and intuition, you will gain a source of self-love that wasn’t formerly present before. You are worthy of determining your own life choices and listening to your own heart.

"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."

                                                                                          -Proverbs 4:23