Our Heart’s Desire

Q. I received teachings from bible passage in Hebrews 8 & 10 that God will put His laws in our minds and hearts so that we would follow them. So can believers today depend on our hearts’ desires to help us make decisions in life(since the bible says he has written His laws in our heart),is the interpretation biblically correct?

A. God has put His laws in our minds and hearts so we’ll know right from wrong. But during our life on Earth we also have a sin nature that’s opposed to God’s will in our lives. Many of our desires come from our sin nature. Submission to God out of gratitude for our salvation, and a determination to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit will help us distinguish one from the other and choose to follow God’s will.

Psalm 37:4 tells us that if we live this way, God will give us the desire of our hearts.