Saturday: Where's My Direction?

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."     Proverbs 3:5-6

This is a verse that many people quote and often wonder why if God says He will direct our paths we still don't know our future. It is important to first understand that this promise is dependent on verse 5 and the beginning of verse 6. Solomon writes "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In ALL your ways acknowledge him,..." If does not happen then the rest of the verse can't happen either. Solomon continues, "AND he will make straight your paths." The important word here is "and." Without the beginning there is no end. If we do not trust God will all our hearts and we lean on our own understanding, if we do not acknowledge God in everything we do then He will not, can not direct our paths. If we aren't submitting to Him how is He to direct us? If we want to take part in this promise we must first do our part. If we want God to direct our paths we must let Him be in control of our life.

It is also important that we understand that God does not show us our entire future all at once. If He did this there would be no need to trust Him and rely on Him each day. God often only shows us His will one step at a time. God does not want us to worry about what is ahead, instead we must trust Him and follow Him one step at a time. In this we keep our focus on Him and not what is ahead. Not that we are following Him blindly as we do not ignore the future but we trust God with where He leads us.

Trust and Follow
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