Shannon Ethridge's Blog

by Shannon

In a recent interview on The Oprah Show, Rielle Hunter (mistress and Baby Mama to ex-presidential hopeful John Edwards) claimed that “Johnny” should NOT have run for president because “he was not living a life of integrity… he was out of alignment with his personal truth.”

Not missing the chance to probe further, Oprah responded, “YOU are talking about integrity, yet YOU were the woman living with this big lie… this big contradiction… weren’t YOU failing to live with integrity? Weren’t YOU out of alignment with our own personal truth — having this affair with a married man, and going to such great lengths to hide this relationship and this baby from the entire country when they were considering electing him their president?”

Her response? Rielle Hunter replied, “No, believe it or not. I was just following my heart, and I felt that this was the right thing to do.”

No disrespect intended toward Ms. Hunter (funny how when I type her name, over and over I accidentally type HUNGER instead of HUNTER), but when I heard her response, I wanted to gag… or slap her… or slap her while gagging simultaneously.

But I appreciate the good blog fodder, for it reminded me of this fantastic video clip, highlighting the difference between FOLLOWING your heart, and GUARDING your heart…

Maybe Ms. Hunter will see this video clip someday, and FOLLOW her heart toward God and His absolute truth about sexual integrity and the sanctity of marriage. Remember, ladies and gentlemen, “Above all else, GUARD your HEART, for it is the wellspring of life!” (Proverbs 4:23)