Proverbs 3:5-7 New Living Translation
“Trust
in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he
will show you which path to take. Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
Instead, fear the Lord and turn
away from evil.”
This happens to be
my favorite portion of scripture and the first verses I ever learned back in
1979 when I gave my heart to the Lord. I
feel that it encapsulates the Christian walk perfectly. There are many things in this life that we
simply do not understand and probably never will. That’s precisely why it‘s by faith that we
believe and are saved and not thru anything experiential. We don’t experience the Lord until we believe
in his existence by faith. Those who
deny his existence demand for him to show himself so that they might believe
never realizing that he is all around them in the things he has created.
The will of God seems so elusive at
times, but if you pay close attention while reading the scripture you will find
that it’s really pretty clear. Live your life imitating Christ in obedience to
God’s word and spread the gospel message whenever and wherever you can. I feel those are the main ingredients to
God’s general will in each believer’s life.
His personal will for us as individuals is up to you to find out. It’s not a secret, but it takes seeking,
praying and listening to his spirit. It
is the mature Christian that hears the voice of God thru the whispers of the
Holy Spirit and senses the direction that he is to go. God wants to lead us into every blessing and
also wants to use us as we find out and hone the gifts he has given us.
We are never, ever to be prideful or
arrogant regarding our abilities or wisdom, for they are given to us by the
Lord and were not attained thru anything we may have done. God will endow believers with wisdom if and
when they need it. We do not receive Godly wisdom simply for the sake of having
it. All gifts are given so that we might
us them to further the kingdom of God.
Be attentive, be humble and always view God with a sense of awe for he
is a mighty and powerful God. Until next
time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
Resource: The Life Application Study Bible, published
by Tyndale House.
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