Today’s Scripture: Proverbs 3:5, NKJV- “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;”
God created a simple life and we complicate it. Solomon, the writer of Proverbs also wrote in Ecclesiastes 12:13, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” (KJV)
This whole life boils down to one job, fear God and keep His commandments. I have spent more of my life trying to please other humans than fearing God and keeping His commandments.
We can travel far from God in a moment, can’t we? Yet when we wonder how we got here we stop to remember we trusted in other people, places, and things. We must only trust God. Trusting others and our own understanding leads us down bumpy and winding roads with a lot of angst.
Fearing God and keeping His commandments makes our way straight as Solomon instructed us in Proverbs 3:6, “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” (KJV) Ok God, I am exhausted from trying to go my own way. You are my Creator and You placed this spirit within me. LORD, my spirit only fears You. I need You to help me keep Your commands.
I am jumping off my winding roads to walk Your path with You LORD. Hold my hand, reassure me, and lead me along Your straight and narrow way. Thank You LORD for nourishing our bodies, minds, souls, and spirits along Your way.
I am simply trusting You with today. I will only fear You and live for You from the spirit You created in me. I am honoring You with my wealth and my first fruits here this morning as Your Word instructs us in Proverbs 3:9. Thank You LORD for loving me and disciplining me for following other paths.
I do find wisdom and understanding in Your commandments. The abundance and riches of Your Word fill my heart with prosperity unknown to the flesh. I am taking hold of Your wisdom LORD and filling my heart. I am keeping my eyes on Your wisdom and understanding LORD as instructed in Proverbs 3:21.
You LORD are life to my soul unlike any life other paths of this earth can provide. Thank You LORD for being my place of safety and security that the false riches of this world cannot equal. Thus, I will only fear You, my LORD. The wicked do not make me tremble, I only fear You Father God.
Thank You LORD for walking by my side. Help me to use the power You have given me to do good today. I am choosing Your ways now LORD. Please direct my eyes, heart, and spirit to Your righteousness. Please grant me Your favor and fill my heart with the trust You desire.
Today’s Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me and giving Your Spirit to me. Forgive me LORD for trusting in my own understanding and trusting in the ways of this world. I am only trusting You, fearing You, and seeking to live the life of Your commandments. In You LORD I trust and live today, and I am seeking to walk and live with You. Fill my heart with Your love and commands Father God so there is no room for unrighteousness. Amen.
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