One of my favorite scriptures is Proverbs 3: 5-6
‘Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct thy paths.’
Actually I love the entire book of Proverbs. It’s full of wisdom, and instructions on how God wants his people to live. But this scripture speaks to me because it reminds me that God knows what he is doing and I should have total faith and trust in that.
There is another scripture (Isaiah 55:8), that says ‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.’ It’s not up to me to try to understand God. If I was on the same level as God then he wouldn’t be God. I can only trust that my Father has my best interests at heart and wants what’s best for me. In actuality isn’t that what faith truly is? Relying on God to be God.
And the second verse that says to acknowledge him in all your ways, which refers to surrendering all unto him. God wants us to give up our free will and obey his will. In 1 Samuel 15:22 it states ‘Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice’. That is the only way we can serve him and prove to him that we truly love him.
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