“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5).
“Trust me,” is something people say when they want you to believe them, follow them, or do something you are not sure you should do. Sometimes they convince you to do something right. But at other times they may persuade you to do something wrong.
When I was five years old, I was afraid to go to the dentist. I did not understand that going was good for my health or that pulling teeth and filling cavities were necessary. Because I relied on my own understanding, I did not trust people that I should have trusted.
When I was in second grade, some classmates thought it would be funny if we played a trick on the teacher. I trusted them, and we all got into big trouble. Relying on my own understanding caused me to trust the wrong people.
Our understanding is not always correct. Sometimes we do not trust people that we should trust, and sometimes we do trust people that we should not. When I was five, my understanding of dental care led me to not trust something that was right. When I was a second grader, my understanding of what would be funny made me do something wrong. Our understanding is often incomplete or incorrect. That is why we are to trust God without depending on our own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5 says we are to trust God completely, personally, and exclusively.
We trust God completely when we trust Him with all of our being and do not put our confidence in our own mental or physical abilities. Part of you cannot trust God when another part trusts in yourself; it is either all or nothing.
We trust God personally when we trust Him with our hearts. No one can make you trust God, nor can anyone trust God for you. Trusting God is a personal decision made from the heart.
We trust God exclusively when we trust Him alone, without considering our own understanding. When we lean on our own understanding, we are trusting in what we know, how we feel, or what we think. God wants us to trust Him rather than our own intelligence, experiences, or explanations.
Trust God completely, personally, and exclusively. What God says in His Word, the Bible, is true. What God says He will do, He will do. God knows what is best for each of us, and He will give us what we need. God loves you and sent His Son, Jesus, to die and rise again so that those who believe and follow Him might live eternally with Him.
Trust God today and every day!
My response:
» Do I believe that God is trustworthy?
» Have I trusted myself or God today?
» How can I trust God completely, personally, and exclusively?