Week 41: Why You Shouldn’t Trust Your Heart (Jeremiah 17)

Paseo Pathway Podcast · Oct 15, 2026

"Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream..." (Jeremiah 17.7-8) The prophet Jeremiah gives us contrasting imagery to describe two very different ways of living. The first is of a bush struggling to survive in a barren wasteland. The second is a tree that flourishes because it's planted next to a stream of water. The difference is meant to highlight the importance of being connected to the source of life! Doug Whitmore joins Andrew to talk about these images found in Jeremiah…