Morning Devotional March 11, 2023

 

Proverbs 3:5-8

“5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.”

The biggest problem with God's people in our day and time is the lack of trust in the Lord. You may think I am being rather bold in making that statement. But, I challenge you to not only look around you at the Lord's people you know personally but also look in the mirror and I believe you will wholeheartedly agree.

The problem I see most is the fact that we all seem to want to please our fellow man more than our Heavenly Father in one way or another. Even though we read and study and hear preached the warnings from God in His Word against this very thing. We still put more trust in things and people who we know are not perfect rather than trusting by faith the One who is perfect.

Ask yourself this question: “Do I lean on my own understanding or on the advice of others or do I trust in the Lord in the daily decisions I make?” Do we pray about a matter and seek God's direction before acting on our own? When God's direction makes no sense, humanly speaking, do we push it aside and follow after our own wisdom or the wisdom of others? How often do we think God's answers to our prayers are not what would work best for us? How often do we let friends and family direct our path rather than following the Lord?Though God's direction may not make sense to us at the time, it is always for our good and His glory. And isn't it His glory that we should be more considered with?

Notice the last verse in our text. Worry and fret over what direction to take in life can lead to mental and health problems. Depression leads to the breakdown of health if left alone. What better depression relief is there than simply following God's direction for our life. What better health cure is there than faithfully following our Heavenly Father and knowing we have pleased Him?

Praise ye the Lord!!!