Trust In The Lord...

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

There are a lot of things that we cling to in our lives; a lot of things that we hold dear to our hearts and would be hurt to lose or see harmed… Today, even though you probably have a laundry list of things that fall under this category; ask yourself how much your relationship with the Lord would be damaged if something close to you was taken away… In asking this question, we can come to understand what today’s focus verses are about… A lot of us confess to have a relationship with the Lord; however, one must do a personal inventory to figure out how deep that relationship is… It is so easy to claim to love the Lord, but when things go south we often ask the question why me… As we ask this question, God answers us with a question of His own, do you trust me…? Is you trust in the Lord or in the things that you accredit Him for putting in your life…? Do you truly trust the Lord not only when things are calm in your life, but also when the storms are raging and you feel all alone…? When the storms of life are raging and adversity is present, then we display the true trust that we (either in things or in God)… I can recall growing up and how it was instilled in me at a young age that the most important component to a relationship is trust… After thinking about this statement, I soon realized how many things branch off from that very word… If I cannot trust someone, I cannot have confidence in them, I cannot believe in them and I cannot love them… Solomon writes today a couple of verses that we often here people quote; however, notice that the first thing Solomon writes is that we must “trust the Lord…” The desires that I have is to allow the Lord to direct my path, I want Him to lead me because I know that He won’t lead me down the wrong road; however, if I don’t “trust” Him than I will not follow His lead… Likewise, we must have complete confidence in the Lord in order to develop a secured foundation with Him… Think of it this way, if you didn’t trust your spouse or your boyfriend/girlfriend… How can you grow with them? If you didn’t trust them, what would be going through you mind every time you were not with them… The point is that you will be apprehensive and worried, both of which will lead to the decaying of your relationship… Solomon has been accredited to be the wisest man that ever lived… Today through these verses taken from Proverbs we can gain a better understanding as to why that is… Again, Solomon teaches us today that the most important thing for us to do in life is to trust the Lord and even go deeper to trust Him without a shadow of doubt; this is why eh goes on to say with all thine heart… Your faith in God cannot waver or be tossed to in fro, when this happens James tells us in his book that we will not receive of the Lord… There are a lot of people walking this earth who claim to trust God, but continue to try and handle situations under their own power and might… There are a lot of people who put trust into all the wrong things or people and end up depressed or angry. When one trusts something or someone, they have faith, belief, hope and confidence in the person or object… There are a lot of things that we trust without even noticing it; for example, when we sit down we trust that our chair will hold us up and that we will not fall…

Solomon reminds us today that our trust must be established in the Lord… A chair can be broken, a relationship can fail, a loved one can pass away and a storm can arise… All these things can affect our lives and magnify everything that we deal with in this life; there is only one thing that remains constant, God… When the Israelites were freed from the hand of Pharaoh God was leading them through the wilderness, when they encountered battles and wars, God was at the forefront, when they rebelled and were lead to captivity, God still sent prophets unto them to reveal the path to freedom… Despite where you are right now, despite what you are going through, despite the decisions you have made, God still looks down from heaven upon your life and wants to turn you around and perfect you according to His will… Solomon says that we must trust the Lord will all our heart because He is the only incorruptible being in our life, He is the only steady foundation we can stand on and He is the only vine we can live from… Not only is it a mistake to not trust in the Lord, but it is even worst when we “lean to our own understanding…” God desires to lead you and guide you through this life, He desire to open doors for you and make ways out of no way, but you must desire to have Him as the head of your life… We all have heard that the quickest way from point A to point B is a straight line; however, what we must learn is that the quickest way from point A to point B is by following the way that God has paved for you… When you lean to your own understanding you apply the “little” knowledge that you have and end up learning as you go… When you trust in the Lord you are placing your confidence in the one who created you and is the author and finisher of your faith, you are putting your hope in the one who knows every hair on your head and who ordained you and sanctified you before you were even born... There are a lot of people who are lost and confused in the world, there are a lot of people who have chosen to take the scenic route to point B… Solomon reminds us today that God will be your GPS, He will navigate you through the storms of life and make sure you make the appropriate turns (decisions) that will help you reach your destination safely… When you realize that you are lost, that’s the time that you will be found, when you realize that you don’t have the strength, that‘s when you will be empowered, and when you stop trying lean to your own understanding is the time you will come to understand the things of this life and the purpose your life serves on this earth… Trust in the Lord, it’s the key to unlocking your God given ability and destination…

BE BLESSED!!!