and he will make straight your paths."
Have you ever thought about this verse? Have you taken it a part to see what promises it holds for you?
I was thinking about this verse today and it is so true and if I am to follow Jesus, I need to first Trust in Him with all my heart.
Trust: believe in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of.
Trust is believing that Jesus is who He says He is, it is having all confidence in Him, relying on Him, belief that will not be shaken by what is happening. Saying I trust Jesus, is me saying no matter what I am going through, I know that He will provide. It is easy to say those words, but to do them, well that is a different story, because when I listen to the world, they say I can't believe in something I can't see or why would God allow that. But remember everything works together for good for those that love Him. His timing is perfect, not mine. We must believe, we must take the step to do this.
- First step is Trust in the Lord with all my heart,
- Secondly, I can't lean on my own understanding, that means that I can't trust my self to have all the right answers, because I am flawed, He is not. I need to stop relying on me all together, I need to trust that Jesus will provide in it all.
- Third In all my ways I need to acknowledge (to recognize the rights, authority, or status of). If I am acknowledging my way, who's way is it really? It isn't mine, I need to surrender what I want to what He wants. Just as Jesus taught us to do when He said this is how you pray "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done..." It isn't about my will, it is about Gods will for me.
When I Trust, lean on God, surrender to Him and then He will make my path straight. His way is higher than my way, He sees it all, I see a little piece. If I am fighting with God, that means I am not trusting Him. I need to trust God, say Lord it is your will that matters here and I surrender to you, I give up my will for yours. And give it to Him, if I continue to take it back, I am not trusting God. I am saying to God I know better than you and that is a sin. I need to confess my sin and say Lord it is yours again. I have gone through this action hundreds of times, but I know that He is faithful to do what it takes, I just have to trust Him and when He says move, I need to be willing to move. Because that is what trust and faith is. It is being willing to walk in the path that Jesus Christ has laid before me and I need to trust that He will make the way known.
Today if you are struggling, remember it isn't just one step you must do, but all of them. Jesus says anything is possible for those that love Him, that means this is possible. He can make the path straight, but I must surrender my will for His. It may not be the way I thought, but God is good and faithful and sees everything. I see a little thing. He knows, have faith, trust, surrender and allow God to work.
