Trust in
the Lord with all your heart and “do not depend on your own understanding,”
have you ever thought how powerful those words are to us in everyday life? How
can we possibly give everything to God and completely trust Him to make all
things right in our lives? The answer is very simple and also very complicated.
The answer is: we do this by faith. We know that He has, and always will have,
our best interests at heart. We trust Him for the direction of our paths or the
choices we make.
Have you
ever thought about the decisions you have made and then look back, realizing
that God had it all in control and knew the answer long before you made the
decisions? We have made choices in the years of our ministry and many times
have asked: ‘have we made the right choice?’ Then when we prayed, trusted God,
and made the choice that we felt was the correct one to make, despite being
unsure of the outcome, He has always led us in the right paths. Trust in him
and do not lean on self.
Our text
also tells us to acknowledge Him in all our ways and He will direct our paths.
So many times, we all want things to go our way, making it hard to trust and
lean when He is leading us in a different path than we would like to go. But
allowing God to lead us, has proven to Sylvester and me, that it is the right
decision in every situation. It began with our acknowledgement of His presence
in our lives.
One of my
favorite poems is The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. The last line in that
poem is: “I chose the road less traveled and it has made all the difference.”
Have you also chosen the road less traveled? Has it been the one He wanted and
not the one you would have chosen? Can you see the difference it has made in
your life? Trusting Him, leaning on Him, acknowledging Him in all our ways, and
letting Him lead us where He wants us to be has made me realize that God always
has our best interests at heart. He will always be there for us and we can
trust Him with every situation in our lives. What a great and wonderful God we
serve!
Dear
Father, thank you for being trustworthy. May I always depend on you for
everything in my life and empower me to trust you even more. This I pray in the
name of Jesus. AMEN
Be strong
and courageous today depending on God,
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