"Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
Lean not on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him.
And He will make your paths straight."
-Proverbs 3:5-6
Lean not on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him.
And He will make your paths straight."
-Proverbs 3:5-6
I have an issue with trust. I don't need a personality test to tell me that. Because of broken friendships and relationships from the past, it's very hard to open up to anyone, even God. He knows everything I've ever done or will ever do. He knows all of the thoughts that have ever or will ever go through my head. Yet, I still have trouble opening up to Him. My fear of getting hurt has gotten in the way of a true and authentic relationship with Christ.
We're told to trust Him with all our hearts. But what if I don't have all of my heart left to give Him? I've given large portions of my heart over to relationships in the past, so I don't feel like I've got much left to give Him. What then?
In all my ways acknowledge him? Really? that's a lot of times in the day. When I wake up, give Him praise. when I shower, praise Him how fortunate I am to have one. When I brush my teeth or do my hair or get dressed, give glory to God in the highest for allowing me to live such a life! Praise God for food on my table, for having legs to walk, hands to hold open doors, eyes to see where I'm going, freedom to be praising Him in all my ways!
I cannot lean on my own understanding. God is a mystery. I get to know Him better when I read His Word, but I often struggle with trying to understand who He is. Nobody knows, at least nobody understands, who God is and why He's that way. Like a rubix cube, God is nearly impossible to put together. Nearly impossible to figure out. Just like shattered glass, we'll never understand how He's put together. The Word helps us, but doesn't free us from our curiosity of the One who Saves, Lives, and Loves.
We're told to trust Him with all our hearts. But what if I don't have all of my heart left to give Him? I've given large portions of my heart over to relationships in the past, so I don't feel like I've got much left to give Him. What then?
In all my ways acknowledge him? Really? that's a lot of times in the day. When I wake up, give Him praise. when I shower, praise Him how fortunate I am to have one. When I brush my teeth or do my hair or get dressed, give glory to God in the highest for allowing me to live such a life! Praise God for food on my table, for having legs to walk, hands to hold open doors, eyes to see where I'm going, freedom to be praising Him in all my ways!
I cannot lean on my own understanding. God is a mystery. I get to know Him better when I read His Word, but I often struggle with trying to understand who He is. Nobody knows, at least nobody understands, who God is and why He's that way. Like a rubix cube, God is nearly impossible to put together. Nearly impossible to figure out. Just like shattered glass, we'll never understand how He's put together. The Word helps us, but doesn't free us from our curiosity of the One who Saves, Lives, and Loves.
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