Lean On, Trust in, Be Confident
Hey Friends!
I hope your month of December was filled with family and friends and that you take special memories of your times together into this new year. We had an awesome time at home. It always feels as if no time has passed when we see those we know and love. The history we share is an amazing gift. We look forward to making more “history” in 2010.
I was reading in Proverbs 3 today. My mom for many years has encouraged us to read a Proverb a day as there are 31 Chapters in the book. Today I had a couple moments and was feeling the need for some divine encouragement. I opened to Proverbs and these familiar verses popped out at me.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (Amplified Bible)
5Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
6In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.
What I loved about reading these verse today was the reminder that in leaning, trusting and having confidence in God requires a total commitment. To me leaning requires a physical act, trusting requires a decision, and having confidence in requires my emotion. There many days where my heart and my mind do not always align. I know in my mind God is in control and yet my heart, my emotions may not echo my resolve…but I love that God works with that. Never does He require me to have both aligned to continue working, growing and developing my character. I love how this version also states that I need to know, recognize and acknowledge His intervention in my life. Again it seems to me that knowing, recognizing and acknowledging Him requires a choice of my mind, body and spirit.
God is so good to give us the opportunity to know Him personally and in the personal interactions we have with our King, He uses what we’ve got.
So friends, whatever you’ve got today, be it 100% mind, body and spirit or maybe today is one of those days that you’re feeling a little low in the” lean on, trust in, be confident department”, it’s okay God knows your heart and will meet you right where you are at today!
Happy New Year,
Journey On
January 4th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Great insight, my friend! Oh to trust Him more each day!
January 11th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
This was along the lines of what my word for this year is - Surrender. Surrendering all things even when I don’t know why - to God. The ultimate in faith in him is to trust him with everything in our lives. Not always easy to do.
January 29th, 2010 at 9:55 am
This speaks to me today. The trusting in God, not just with my mind, but in body and spirit too. Walking in faith and trusting God’s ways truly requires a full 100% surrender to Him.