“Trusting Him From the Bottom of Your Heart”

Posted on Oct 18, 2015 in Devotions |

trust in the lord with all of your heart lean not
 
 
by Dona Hake
 
 
 
 
 
Proverbs 3:5 (The Message)

“Trust God from the bottom of your heart;
don’t try to figure out everything on your own.
Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
he’s the one who will keep you on track.
Don’t assume that you know it all.”

 
 

Everyday we are presented with opportunities to lean on our own ability.   Yesterday my husband shared an interesting thought, and that was that we spend much of our life developing our abilities yet God desires that we not put our trust in them.     The Lord delights as we develop our gifts yet He also desires that we remain humble, and truly lean on Him in every area of our life.   May we be diligent to entrust every talent and ability to Him, and praise Him for all of these good things come from His hand!

 
 
 
I am very sure that if you are truly honest with yourself you would admit that there may be times that you try to figure things out on your own. At a very young age even little ones begin to want to do things their own way regardless of how they have been told the right way is. In an age of much information it is very easy to turn and trust the information that is all around us. I believe that God wants us to seek to use our minds as we purpose to fill it with good things. Knowledge is good but be careful that you turn to Him that He can help you rightfully sort through your thoughts and what you are to do specifically in a matter that you may be facing. Here is another translation of Proverbs 3:5:
 
 
Proverbs 3:5 (GNT)
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart.

Never rely on what you think you know.”

 
 

God desires that we trust Him, and keep our focus toward Him so that we can discern when our thoughts are not in agreement to His will and purposes for our life.  Many times we can overlook the fact that God may be seeing our situation in an entirely different way, and it would do us good to  be quiet and consult with Him    Remember…He cares about every detail of your life! Today I encourage you to learn of Him, and lean on Him, and trust Him from the bottom of your heart.