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“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on
your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your
paths straight.” –Proverbs 3:5-6
Leaning on our own understanding tends to be the default
option for most people. It doesn’t come natural to trust in the Lord with all
of your heart. Sure, there might be certain areas that we trust Him with but with
all areas, at all times? That’s a much different standard.
Using experience, logic, training, and the advice of other
people are all well and good but it’s vital that we are keyed in with God. He
will reveal things to us that are unknowable outside of His guidance. I’ve seen
this time after time in my own life. He’ll prompt me about something that may
not make sense in the moment but later becomes abundantly clear.
When I rely on my own understanding I tend to get off the
path, experience rough sailing, and take detours in life. When I fully trust in
Him, He guides me and even though the journey can seem confusing and/or circuitous,
He inevitably takes me to places and through experiences that would otherwise
be impossible.
Acknowledging Him doesn’t mean making plans and then saying,
“Hey God, how ‘bout a little blessing on this here plan that I’ve made.” It
means, at the outset, placing your life before Him and saying, “All I am is
Yours. Guide me in the path that You would have me follow.” Only then can you
be certain that you’ll end up in the place, with the people, and in the manner He
would have you go.
Is there an area of your life that you’ve been leaning on
your own understanding?
In pursuit of His best,
Andrew
2 comments:
Andrew, great blog. . . thanks for letting me know about it! Great point about the need of advisers in your life in any and all substantial decisions. Personally, I have a group of 4 men that I run just about all of my semi-big decisions through before making it. It has been a God-send over the years. Thanks!
Thanks John. I'm all about some Proverbs 15:22. Similar story for me I've got a group of trusted folks that I bounce things off of before making any major decisions.
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