“And what is so wrong about following my heart, Father?” Simon smiled. “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?” Julia couldn’t remember which prophet had penned such words, but she wished he were here to hear a few words of her own. “The prophet Jeremiah captured these wise words of the Lord, Julia. God tells us that our hearts are wicked and easily deceived. We cannot make decisions based on our feelings, my daughter. Feelings are fickle, easily manipulated. Instead, we must stand on the promises of God and live in accordance with His Word. Even when our feelings object.”