Thursday, June 6, 2024
Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6
Trusting With All Your Heart
Making decisions are a part of life and decision fatigue is a real thing. We can get exhausted from having to make so many decisions, not to mention that the choices can be overwhelming. For example – trying to decide what you want from a coffee shop with 1,000 different flavors and drinks.
When we are faced with making big decisions in life it can be scary. What if I make the wrong decision? What is the right decision? What is the best decision? How will this affect my life? The lives of my loved ones? Will this change my relationship(s)? It can be overwhelming. Where do we turn to find the best advice?
Today, there is so much information available to us that it can be very confusing when we start searching for information. Some people consult the internet for advice about important decisions. Some people consult friends, others consult perfect strangers. God wants us to make good decisions and he gave us the very best source of advice we could ever need - His Word. In good times, in hard times, in all times, the Bible has everything we could need right between its covers. He gave us the very best advice and examples to live by in the gift of His word. For every experience or circumstance or decision we struggle with, the Bible has what we need. If we filter everything through His Word, and align our life to what He says, it will make things clearer - not always crystal clear, but clearer.
Not only do we have the Bible as our guidebook, but we also have a Heavenly Father who knows all things, sees all things, and loves us. He wants us to seek Him and trust Him. He wants us to release our burdens and lay them at His feet. And when He speaks, He wants us to trust and obey. When we don’t have a clear direction, He wants us to stay close to Him and listen.
The word "trust" in this passage is a verb, and it could also be translated "to throw one down upon his face" or "to lie extended on the ground." Imagine being in the vulnerable position of putting your body face down on the ground. Have you ever done that before the Lord? It's the picture of giving over all human strength, judgement, and effort. It's a complete surrender physically and spiritually before the Lord. If you have ever done it, then you know how good it feels to manifest surrender in this way. There is such peace in completely surrendering everything you are carrying over to the Lord – exactly like we are supposed to.
God is faithful and we can trust Him above all. He is true and He keeps His promises when the world will disappoint every time. To trust Him is to declare we understand exactly who He is. When we know God and understand His love for us and His omnipotence, then we understand that there is no other person, no other source of information, no article, or book, or anything that can lead us better than He can. He certainly does use people sometimes to help us, but He wants to always be our first source. Even good people with the best intentions can lead us astray. He loves us and we can completely trust Him with our lives.
Do not trust in noblemen, in mortal man, in whom there is no salvation. Psalms 146:3
