Do Not Lean On Your Own Understanding

Faith Filled Thoughts
November 3rd, 2009
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Do Not Lean On Your Own Understanding

Run To Him

In Hard Times, It is Important to Get the Wisdom, Love and Strength of God

After Thomas touched the wounds of the resurrected Jesus Christ,
he became a believing believer.

Jesus said, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed.
Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29)

Faith is defined as confidence or trust, belief, such as belief in God.
Faith is something every Christian knows something about, if only a little bit.
Hebrews 11:1 is probably the most succinct definition of faith found in the Bible.
“Faith means being sure of the things we hope for
and knowing that something is real even if we do not see it.” (New Century Version)

Very concise. The Amplified Bible expands.
“Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for,
being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality
[faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].”

The definition of trust is remarkably similar.
Trust is the confident expectation of something,
or confidence in the certainty of the future fulfillment of something.
Trust is reliance on the integrity, strength and ability of a person or thing.

Trust and faith go hand in hand.

In difficult times, financial struggles or health problems,
it is not always easy to trust,
but God has proven to be trustworthy over time on countless occasions.
Like a leap of faith, sometimes one must take a leap of trust.
Once one discovers that God can be trusted,
it becomes easier to trust Him again and again.

Proverbs 3:5 and 6 give wise advice, and continuously implore God's people.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him
, and He shall direct your paths.”

These words challenge believers to put more confidence in God's ability than in their own,
to not try to analyze and figure out every detail themselves,
but to place their belief in God's wisdom, love and strength,
to lean on God instead of relying on themselves or anyone else.

C. S. Lewis wrote,
“To trust Him means, of course, trying to do all that He says.
There would be no sense in saying you trusted a person
if you would not take his advice.
Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him,
it must follow that you are trying to obey Him.
But trying in a new way, a less worried way.”

God makes the distinction between the heart and the mind.
Nothing wrong with using one's mind, and this verse is not saying to stop thinking.
But some situations are complex and cannot be successfully
dissected and still make sense.
Rather than making foolish and perhaps risky decisions and leaping
off a precipice into a chasm of catastrophe,
it's much safer to relinquish all to God, and trust Him.
God is the One with foreknowledge, and sees around corners.

Proverbs 3:7 says, “Do not be wise in your own eyes.”
Romans 12:16 rephrases this. “Never overestimate yourself or be wise in your own conceits.” (Amplified Bible)

God is all-knowing, all-powerful and everywhere-present. He is tried, true and trustworthy.

The Message translates Proverbs 3:5-7 in a very practical way.
“Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own.
Listen for God's voice in everything you do,
everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track.
Don't assume that you know it all.
Run to God! Run from evil!”
For Christians, the God Who saved them is still watching over them.
He can be counted on to be right about everything one hundred percent of the time.

God is faithful and always dependable.
Remember Always
God Is Able


May He Bless You and Keep You Today!
With Great Love
IN HIS SERVICE
Pastor Connie
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