Last week we talked about resolutions, goals and seeking God for direction.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
So how do we do that?
I see a few simple success guidelines here:
- Stop trying to figure things out. God sees and knows far beyond my capability so don’t rely on my understanding of things.
- Before I consider anything, acknowledge God and his wisdom first. Then ask him.
- Trust God with everything in me. Even when I’m uncertain about circumstances, I can KNOW that God is God and he’s in control. He’ll work it out.
- Believe that when I do the above, God will make every twisted thing turn out straight. Some situations can look pretty messy, but God sees a bigger view — like from on top of the maze we’re in. Imagine him saying “go left, now right, okay five steps straight ahead” – you get the idea.
I believe God loves us and wants us to succeed.
Therefore, he’s wanting us to look to him, ask for his direction and follow him when he tells us which way to go.
For more on this, check out Pastor Kyle Jackson’s message here. I think he does a good job of explaining how to hear God when he’s directing us.
Laura Bennet - Author 
I struggled in recovery because people would talk about a god of their understanding and ask I could think was I needed a God beyond my understanding. A God of my understanding is so so so limited.
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Thanks for sharing! Yes, that’s a great point. We think we know so much, but really we see very little. Only God sees and knows all. Why wouldn’t we ask him to show us? 😉
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I need such reminders right now. Thank you. God bless.
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I’m so glad you found it helpful! Don’t we all! =)
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