Tues. May 13- Proverbs 3:5-6

hey there,

God is asking you to have more trust in Him today!!
are you ready?

Every portion of this scripture is amazing, it's like a 4-step process for decision making- who doesn't need that?? Actually, there are people who think they don't, but I won't go there.

Trust is a HUGE thing for people to get a handle on, especially those who have been deeply hurt. I think once you lose trust in someone, you have to go through a growing and learning process to trust again. That could take years. The fear of being let down again is always lingering. Bottom line, trust can be a very sensitive thing sometimes.
There is a whole lot that can be said about the subject of trust, but I am going to focus in on this one question:

How much are you really trusting in God?
Are you trusting in Him with your whole heart? That means whatever is on your heart about today or tomorrow or the next day or 5 years down the road needs to be given to Him to take care of for you. So, is that a yes or a no? Or maybe you think you can handle it all on your own, in your own way? Because you know better, right?
NO!!

Who knows you better than the God who made you? Than the God who knows your future? Than the God who sees things in you that you don't even see? Than the God who loves you more than you love yourself? Than the God who trusts you enough to use you to make a difference in this world?

There is nothing too small or too big that we shouldn't trust God to handle for us. The problem comes when we think we understand the whole situation- so, in a pinch or something we just take the reins. Not realizing there was a whole other side to the story that we didn't even see- so we are back to square one or worse off than when we started. Some advice: just save yourself some time and anxiety and go to God first. You don't have to understand everything, just understand that God is asking for you to fully trust Him and have peace that His understanding far out ways your own understanding.


[[side note]]
Does this mean we shouldn't think for ourselves? No- we should not omit careful thinking or belittle our God-given ability to reason. However, we should not trust our own ideas to the exclusion of all others. We must not be so confident in our own thinking that we are not open to God's Word or wise counsel.

Do you ever wonder why you don't sense God's direction in your life? Maybe you're not following the instructions God has given you.
Think of Proverbs 3:5-6 as a simple math problem, you don't follow the rules of math, you don't get the correct result- if finding God's will for your life or in a specific situation is the result your looking for, then you must follow the formula of the verse:

Trust in God with your whole heart (-) your own understanding (+) seek out God's ideas and plans in all you do = He will guide you in the right direction.
We often want to get straight to the result without paying attention to the instructions.

"God what did you want me to do??" We cry out in desperation after we've tried everything else first.

I don't know about you, but I'm the kind of person that doesn't like reading or following instructions. I'll give the example of helping my son with his Legos. I see the picture of how it's suppose to turn out- but, do I follow the instructions to put it together? no, a resounding NO. "I got this," I mumble as I toss the instructions aside. But, does it get put together correctly in the end? another resounding NO. I waste a ton of time trying to do it on my own (with limited help from my son)- add frustration to the equation and looking pretty dumb in front of my son and you can guess the end result. A mess. "Mom, it doesn't look like the picture!" OK, let's start over.

God wants us to trust Him and come to Him first. He wants us to follow the instructions of Proverbs 3:5-6. He wants us to trust Him more, starting now!

love you,
ttyl-
Pam S.