TRUST THE LORD HE WILL DIRECT YOUR PATH
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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 shall direct your paths.”—Proverbs 3:5-6
Have you ever heard the expression, “Oh, I’m just
trusting the Lord?” Have you every
questioned what it meant to “trust” the Lord?
The definition of trust and faith is surprising similar. Trust is the confident expectation of
something, or confidence in the certainty of the future fulfillment of
something. Trust is reliance on the
integrity, strength and ability of a person or thing. Trust and faith go hand
in hand. In difficult times, financial struggles, or health problems, it is not
always easy to trust, but God has proven to be trustworthy over time on
countless occasions. Once you realize that God can be trusted, it becomes
easier to trust Him again and again.
Hebrews
11:1 tells us what faith is, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped
for, the conviction of things not seen.” The Amplified Bible states faith
as, “Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the
things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the
conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed
to the senses].”
Our Scripture reading, Proverbs 3:5-6 give God's guidance for life “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your path.” These words challenge believers to put more confidence in God's ability than in their own, to not try to analyze and figure out every detail themselves, but to place their belief in God's wisdom, love and strength, to lean on God instead of relying on themselves or anyone else.
C. S. Lewis wrote, “To trust Him means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in saying you trusted a person if you would not take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him. But trying in a new way, a less worried way.”
Today I challenge you to trust in the Lord in a particular situation. He will see you through and help you to make
the right choices.
Prayer—Heavenly Father, today I lift
up__________________to you. I have done
all that I know to do, and I now place this ______________________into your
hands. I trust you for the right answer
for me in this situation, in Jesus Name.
Amen.
