“DO NOT LEAN ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING!”

Proverbs 3:5–6                 (ESV)

   “[5] Trust in the LORD with all your heart,

        and “DO NOT LEAN ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING.”

    [6] In all your ways acknowledge HIM,

        and HE will make straight your paths.”

Explanation:�FAITH involves surrender—letting GOD lead even when WE DON’T UNDERSTAND HIS ways.

The passage of Scripture listed above doesn’t leave a lot of room for misinterpretation.  As Believers in the SON OF GOD, there are many times where we might prefer “figure out” precisely what GOD is trying to do, but that might remove the need to “stay” in HIS WORD, something that is PRECISELY what we are instructed to do???

Just as GOD gave these WORDS to King Solomon, HE wants this humble servant to “DO NOT LEAN ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING”, for to do so would NOT be WAITING FOR HIS DIRECTION!  Sure, “FAITH involves surrender—letting GOD lead even when WE DON’T UNDERSTAND HIS ways”, but WAITING ON HIS TIMING is the MOST DIFFICULT thing for this uneducated being.  BEING STILL (Psalms 46:10) can also mean LET GO, something that you can’t do when you are driving your ship!!

Psalm 27:14 says “WAIT for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage, WAIT for the LORD!”, as written by King David, the father of King Solomon!  

It isn’t rocket science to SEE what GOD is attempting to TEACH me over the past many years!  “DO NOT LEAN ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING” isn’t a suggestion that to us, IT IS A COMMAND!!!

“DO NOT LEAN ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING”!!!