Trust in the Lord

Scriptures: Proverbs 3:5-6

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.

Reaction: I enjoyed reading Proverbs yesterday, so today I looked through some other chapters of the book, and came across the above passage. Even though it’s only two verses, it really spoke to me. I have thought quite a bit lately about putting more trust in God and turning over all things to Him. Therefore, the directive to Trust Him with all my heart was very meaningful. At first I was surprised at the admonition not to trust my own understanding, but two things occurred to me: first, that my understanding of all things comes from the Lord, so as I continue to pray for his wisdom and guidance, it will really be the understanding the He grants me that I can use; and second, that I should LEAN on God (depend on Him, go to Him for support, get strength from Him), instead of thinking that I can do it all on my own.

The next verse was also very powerful, and built on yesterday’s reflection: not only will the Lord direct me, but he will show me a straight path to lead me to where I He wants me to go. Yesterday I noted that I can plan my way, but He might send me on a detour, so it’s interesting that today I’m learning that the way to following Him might be more straightforward than I imagined.