Leaning on Him

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


One of the hardest things for me is trying to understand things and life.  I struggle with understanding and trusting God sometimes.  It doesn’t come natural.  So many times, I’d rather be able to completely understand a situation and fully define it.  I like to have problems solved.  I feel more comfortable that way.

That’s a human characteristic and part of our nature that dates way back.  It is great to study and learn and try to figure out why and how things work.  That’s what we do in science and all its fields.  But there are some things we’ll never figure out. 

When we lean on our own limited understanding, doubt starts to creep in.  We can’t figure out the why’s and how’s and it causes us to struggle.  Sometimes we worry and fret so much about figuring things out that we lose sight of where we are and where we’re going – we can’t find our way, it seems.

Following God means trusting Him.  Trusting that He is in control.  Trusting that He knows what we feel and what we think.  Trusting that He is so much bigger than us.

I will be the first to admit I am terrible at waiting. (just ask my poor husband). Waiting on God and not leaning on my own understanding. This really made me stop and think. Do I rest in and trust Him completely, or do I hold back the things I would rather handle myself? Do I fail to seek His counsel or wait on His direction? All too often I know the humbling answer to those questions. I am thankful I was challenged to ask them again this week. I believe Proverbs 3:5-6 are verses to memorize. The difference that would make in my day.

So I plan on leaning on God and not leaning on my own understanding.