“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.”
(Proverbs 3:5-6)
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge him,
And he will make your paths straight.”
(Proverbs 3:5-6)
What
does it mean to trust the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own
understanding? It means that we completely trust God with all that is in us,
that we rely not on anything that we can do on our own strength, and that we
give all of the strength we possess, both physically and mentally, to the will
of the Holy Spirit. Then God can fullfill his perfect will through us and bring
glory to himself. We do not seek our own gain but desire GOD to receive all the
glory. We get to enjoy what GOD does for himself.
To
lean not on our own understanding means we are not seeking to figure the
problem out logically. This is not ours to do. If GOD is truly the center of
our lives, we live for him and him alone. Do we really believe that he lives?
Then we should also believe that we can trust him with all our hearts. The
result is the blessing of GOD falling on the obedient vessle, the vessle that
was used to fullfill GOD’S perfect will.
“In
all your ways acknowledge him” – this is to fear GOD in all we do. To fear the
Lord is to be wise. We should fear GOD when we get up in the morning, we should
fear GOD when we start to talk, think, eat, listen, and act. When we are around
people we should fear GOD. This keeps us wise, and most importantly keeps us
from sinning (Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.; Exodus 20:20) And
Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that
his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
Heres
the blessing: “HE WILL MAKE YOUR PATHS STRAIGHT.” Why? Because they are no
longer our paths but his. Since he is perfect, he can’t have any fault in him.
So the paths must lead to fullfilling his work, his perfect will, in and
through the life he has given.
What
is you path like today?
My Challenge to you”
If you are not a Christian, I invite you
to receive the hope and peace in your heart that only Jesus gives.
To become a Christian, you must deal with Christ Jesus directly. In A
quiet moment, bow your head and talk to him. In your own words say something
like this:
“Dear Lord Jesus, I am a sinner. I believe
that you died and rose from the dead to save me from my sins. I want to be with
you in heaven forever. God, forgive me of all my sins that I have committed
against you. I here and now open my heart to you and ask you to come into my
heart and life and be my personnel Savior. Amen.”
If you say that to Christ and mean it, He will
come in instantly. At once you will sense you have been transferred from the
devil’s dominion to the kingdom of God. Read Romans 10:9 That if
thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine
heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
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