Proverbs 3:5-6
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… 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!!!
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