Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV).
This scripture has been in my heart very heavy all week long. I wrote about it earlier in the week and felt led to revisit this scripture again to reflect. It is important to go back and start reading at the beginning of Proverbs 3. The story begins with "My Son or My daughter". This Proverb is not directed at some random group of people but very targeted to those who are in the body of Christ. The word goes on to encourage us to "not forget teaching but keep God's commands in our heart. It is not enough just to talk about God but He desires to have a deeper level of relationship than that with us. Think about the last time you spent real good quality time with God. I am referring to turning off the television, no cell phone and other distractions but to just sit, meditate and pray. If we take those moments away with God, He will reveal Himself to us openly. He will show you even deeper the plan that He has for you.
There are so many things about life that we do not understand and even at times make no sense, but thank God that His word instructs us not to lean on our own understanding because if we do we may never experience the blessings God has for us. God takes us places we don't necessarily want to go or ask us to do things we do not want to do but in trusting Him, we find that although the path may be rocky at times He does indeed make it straight. Take this time to stop and give God a "Praise Break", We take time to do the other things we like to do but God wants your heart. If we trust God with our heart and acknowledge Him as we continue on this "faith walk" we know that the Holy Spirit is leading us through the paths designed by God and our way will be prosperous.
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