Let's talk about trust as less of a feeling and more of a transfer of weight. To trust in the Lord isn't to stop thinking or using the reasoning God gave us. That great verse from Proverbs 3 invites us to stop leaning on our own understanding.
And that is different.
You should use your insight, your experience, and even your instincts. But I'm sure you know you can have all that before you and still be leaning in the wrong direction.
Chew on this today. Often, we don't trust God as much as we consult God. We lean on our plans, our timelines, and our need for control, and then ask God to bless what we have already decided. Now, maybe there are times that's all we can do. But trust in God recenters us so that we are prepared to make more faithful decisions.
Trust says, “God, I’m not just asking for your input. I’m putting the weight of my life on your wisdom.”
Doesn't that kind of trust feel risky? That's because it often leads you down paths you wouldn’t have chosen. Maybe that's why the second part of that proverb is so important: “He will make your paths straight.”
Not easy or comfortable. Straight, like aligned, directed, and purposeful.
God doesn't promise smooth roads, but does offer sure direction. A straight path in scripture isn’t one without obstacles because that's not real life. But a life that trusts in God's wisdom is one that leads somewhere on purpose. What looks crooked to you at the time may actually be made clear, straight later. So that means God is not wasting the steps you trust to God's wisdom.
So today, pay attention to what you’re really leaning on. Is it actually your understanding, or God’s wisdom and character?
Stay blessed...john
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