Sounds Right. Feels Right. Still Wrong.

(A truth-check for hearts in love, waiting, or wandering)

Poetry is not my forte but here we go.

They said:
“Follow your heart.”
But no one warned me 
The heart skips logic.
The heart skips consequence.
The heart skips...wisdom.

And sometimes,
the heart skips right into destruction
with a soundtrack that sounds like love.

Because it feels right.
Because they see you.
Because no one’s ever made you laugh that hard,
or cry that safe.

So we say:
“If it feels right, it has to be right.”
But Proverbs 14 verse 12 echoes back:

"There is a way that seems right to a man,
but in the end it leads to death."

And maybe not death like funerals,
but death like slow erosion...
of peace,
of purpose,
of the person you were becoming in God.

.....

They said:
“Marry someone who completes you.”
Sounds romantic.
Until you realize two broken halves...
don’t make a whole.
They make a mess.

God never said you needed someone to complete you.
He said be one...not one half of a codependent soul tie.

.....

They said:
“If they don’t make you happy, leave.”
But joy isn't outsourced.
It’s not your spouse’s job
to be your emotional thermostat.

Scripture says:

“In this world, you will have trouble…” (John 16:33)

Not “in this world, you will have perfect communication, great sex, and someone who always washes the dishes.”

......

To the single who’s tired of waiting...
Don’t date boredom.
Don’t marry loneliness.
And don’t assume peace...
means silence in your flesh.
Sometimes peace screams in your spirit.

To the married who’s second-guessing...
Don’t let culture rewrite your covenant.
Don’t measure God’s promise
by today’s problems.
His Word is not a trend.
It’s a rock.

......

Here is the truth:
The world will give you quotes that sound like wisdom
and feel like freedom
until you compare them to The Word.

So before you follow your heart...
check if your heart has followed Him.
Because the truth isn’t always what feels right.
Sometimes it’s what feels hard first…
but ends in life.

....

Let’s be better.
Let’s love better.
Let’s do better.
Not by chasing what sounds right,
but by standing on what is right.
Even when it’s not easy.
Even when it’s not trendy.
Even when it doesn’t “feel” like love...
but looks exactly like God.