The heart really is a fool

Proverbs 28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool...
This verse got me to thinking. How many of my emotions have to do with the heart and when I let my emotions guide me, am I following my heart like a fool?

Check this out: And I'm quoting from Today's Health.
The experience of an emotion results from the brain, heart and body acting in concert...The Institute of HeartMath, a research center dedicated to the study of the heart and the physiology of emotions, has conducted numerous studies identifying the relationship between emotions and the heart....The heart is in a constant two-way dialogue with the brain — our emotions change the signals the brain sends to the heart and the heart responds in complex ways....And the brain responds to the heart in many important ways....As we experience feelings like anger, frustration, anxiety and insecurity, our heart rhythm patterns become more erratic. These erratic patterns are sent to the emotional centers in the brain, which it recognizes as negative or stressful feelings. These signals create the actual feelings we experience in the heart area and the body. The erratic heart rhythms also block our ability to think clearly.

That's what I was looking for: The erratic heart rhythms also block our ability to think clearly. What an interesting study! And even more fascinating that it coincides with what the Bible tells us.

James 4:7-8 Submit yourselves therefore unto God.....draw night to God and he shall draw nigh to you....

I've been praying that God teach me how to submit and this verse reminds me that one must submit to God first. Often times I feel distant from God, even in this trial and even when I feel I'm being faithful in prayer and Bible. But, am I really drawing nigh to him? If I was, than He would be nigh to me.

2 Peter 3:9 God is not slack concerning his promises......
James 4:7-8 is one of God's promises. So I KNOW it will be kept. I will submit to God and when an emotion of perhaps anger, bitterness, sadness ect. creeps up and tries to get me to think unclearly, I'll remember that following my own heart (and therefore emotions) is foolish. My emotions tell me NOTHING about how I should act. But walking wisely in God and drawing nigh to Him and remembering His promises; that's when I'll know what to do and can be assured I'm feeling the right emotions.