“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding…”
Think back over the last few years and see what
percentage of outcomes you predicted well.
Now compare that to the 100% that God in His omniscience was aware of… and
decide whose vision it makes the most sense to follow .
The first word in this verse is “TRUST”…don’t skip over
that… it asserts that we should rely on something… While the word “trust” implies
there is some risk of negative outcomes, we still need something to have faith
in.
Unfortunately, it seems that now days we choose to believe
in nothing… We focus on things that produce anxiety, our algorithm feeds us postings
online regarding topics that trigger us… which have been slanted to our
predisposed opinions. And since in most cases, we have little ability to impact
the situation, it only produces frustration and anger.
So, the first thing this verse tells us to do is change
our target and instead of looking for anxiety, look for something or someone to
trust...
Then it gives us a choice… trust in yourself, or trust in
an omniscient, omnipotent God who loves you. Oddly enough even after multiple failures we often
stubbornly insist on “doing it our way”. Though our win/loss record screams for
new leadership, we persistently lean into another self-created, ineffective
plan to solve the problems we face.
This verse says that’s a mistake. It recommends we follow
the Lord as He is infinitely wiser than we are… so much so that we cant even
comprehend His ways. His promise though, is to make us more than victorious and
that’s seems like a good plan for the new year.
Stop leaning on your own limited understanding. No one expects
you, as the created, to fully understand the Creator. But God has provided
scripture to follow and has given you the ability to rest in His immense love. He is both your Heavenly Father, and the
all-powerful King of Kings. You have trusted Him with your eternal life, now
trust Him with your earthly one. Abandon anxiety and put all your energy into following
God’s plan whether it makes sense to you at the moment or not. He loves you…
Trust Him.
“If you
cannot trust God for the temporal, how dare you trust him for the eternal?” - Charles Spurgeon
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