Woody Allen famously said, “The heart wants what it wants”. This is often how we think of ourselves, as people born with desires that seek what we naturally want. But what if there is more to it? What if the desires formed in our hearts are less an innate part of us we are born with, and more so formed through careful and intentional processes designed to captivate our hearts? Part 2 of The Gap explores the power of propaganda when it comes to the formation of the desires of our hearts toward God or toward other things.
Have you ever experienced a gap between what you know is right and good for you in your heads, and how you actually live and behave? A gap between feeling inspired to change and then actually making an effort towards change? In a sea of endless content toward self-help, lifestyle coaching, motivation, and more, how can we avoid drowning in inspiration and make an effort toward swimming toward change? The Gap Series explores all these questions and more through the lens of Jesus’s teaching on our hearts, practices, and discipleship. Together, let’s close The Gap!
