Trust
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Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Lately I have been reminded and challenged by this Proverb. May these words of faith, hope, and love cover you like a blanket in your time of great need.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding
This terminology of trust is related to the idea of lying helplessly facedown. Vulnerable and dependant upon God.
Lean not- “do not prop your self up with”….the pattern of this world, your own conventional wisdom
We are to lean in his direction alone and not part with what we feel in our hearts. That is way easier said than done because we are all prone to fall on how things feel or look at the time but cannot afford to live by those standards alone. There is too much at stake here. Lean not on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Notice here is says in ALL your ways. It doesn’t say in most of your ways. In all..meaning in your dating ways, your financial ways, your educational ways, your professional ways, your leisure ways. Not just on Sunday ways or only when people are watching ways..ALL means ALL!
Acknowledge Him- we see who He is in our lives and respond accordingly. What's the proper response, Submission. We release control of every arena of our existence.
And finally, when we do that, He will direct our path. If you get these things right…the right path will be obvious. If you trust God and refuse to lean on your limited understanding of the world, the best path will become so unmistakably clear. Divine direction begins with unconditional submission.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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