God tells us in Proverbs 3:5 to trust in Him with all our hearts, and He tells us not to lean on our own understanding. When we lean on something, we expect it to hold us up. We believe it will support us come what may. God tells us not to do that with our own understanding because our own understanding will not be enough to hold us up or carry us through, especially when we’re in the grips of troubles and tribulation. We don’t know what God knows and we don’t see what He sees. If we would keep this truth in the forefront of our minds and hearts continually, our faith will increase tremendously, but the reality is that most of us struggle to do this. We don’t let go and let God. Instead, we let our limited knowledge about a situation take over how we respond to it. That’s not the way.

Genesis 1:1(ESV) states, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Even though we don’t see it in the Bible, in our minds, there should be a great big ‘period’ after this verse. Its truth is absolute and so foundational to our understanding of who God is. The psalmist said in Psalm 18:30(ESV), “This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.” There’s no one greater than God. His Word is true. He tells us in Revelation 1:8 that He’s Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. No one in all of eternity and time compares to Him.

God has all knowledge, He is supremely and incomparably intelligent, and all power is in His hands. He is magnificent, brilliant, and He is love. It isn’t enough for us to casually skim the surface of this truth. The heft of His sovereignty and absolute rule must be anchored deep in our hearts and minds. Our Heavenly Father has established the way through Jesus Christ, and we must follow it if His love and blessings are our aim. When it’s not our aim or we’re not quite understanding the devotion and obedience that God requires, we lean on our own understanding and try to build a life that way. We allow our emotions to take the lead, and this will not transport us to a safe and prosperous path.

When we’re facing a challenge in life, reverence for the awesomeness of our God must be in our hearts, faith in Him must be on our minds, and seeking Him for guidance and direction must be on our lips. Sometimes our actions don’t line up with this. Many of us run hot for Him one minute and cold for Him the next. We forget about honoring and praising God when things are good, but often heat up in prayer when situations are troublesome. We can’t allow our situations and conditions to determine our temperature for honoring and praising God. Gratitude for His goodness and mercy should always be on our hearts, minds, and lips. 1Corinthians 10:31(NLT) tells us, “So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”

Our extraordinary Heavenly Father commands us in Proverbs 3:6-7(NLT) to, “6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. 7 Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil.” Seeking and living by the Will of God isn’t negotiable. God expects us to just do it! This means that whether we’re sad, angry, discouraged, excited, weary, or full of joy, we must seek God and have faith that He alone is able to help us. Whenever we need a reminder in our not so good moments of life, God’s promises are right at our fingertips. Understand that our love, faith, and honor for God shouldn’t be determined by whether we’re having a good or bad day. Focus on Him and His goodness no matter what and move everything else out of the way. Just do it, and you’ll have peace as He gives you the victory in every situation of life. ■

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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